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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Specific Allegations and Absence of Abetment. The court held that general allegations of ill-treatment without particulars are insufficient to sustain conviction under Sections 498A and 306 IPC.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of five accused persons (respondents) by the 6th Ad-hoc Sessions Judge, Pune, for offences und...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against High Court's Direction to Frame Additional Charges Under Sections 406 and 420 IPC. High Court Exceeded Revisional Jurisdiction by Evaluating Evidence at Charge-Framing Stage Under Section 216 CrPC.

The appeal arose from a judgment of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh which allowed a revision petition filed by the fourth respondent (father-in-law o...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder and Cruelty Case Due to Lack of Evidence. Circumstantial Evidence Found Insufficient to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Sections 302 and 498-A of Indian Penal Code, 1860.

The appellant, Bhola Harishchandra Gupta, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Bombay, for offences under Sections 498-A and 302 of the Ind...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Promise to Marry Case Due to Lack of Evidence of False Promise from Inception. Court holds that breach of promise to marry without proof of initial fraudulent intent does not constitute rape under Section 375 IPC.

The applicant, Shyjeesh K. Thomas, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashment of ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR for Abetment of Suicide Against In-Laws Due to Lack of Proximate Link. Mere Harassment Without Instigation Does Not Attract Section 306 IPC.

The Bombay High Court at Aurangabad, in Criminal Application Nos. 3129 and 3130 of 2017, considered applications under Section 482 of the Code of Crim...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Cruelty and Abetment of Suicide Case — Prosecution Fails to Prove Demand for Dowry or Harassment Leading to Suicide. Evidence of Mental Illness and Lack of Proximate Cause for Suicide Leads to Confirmation of Acquittal Under Sections 498A and 306 IPC.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Suresh Dada Aher for offences under Sections 498A and 306 IPC. The prosecution alleged that...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration and Lack of Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The appellant, Nagaraj, was convicted by the I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Chitradurga, in Sessions Case No.35/2016 for the offence punish...

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Supreme Court Overrules PV Narasimha Rao, Holds Bribery Not Protected by Parliamentary Privilege — Legislators Who Accept Bribes for Speech or Vote Are Not Immune from Prosecution Under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court of India, in a seven-judge bench decision, overruled its earlier majority judgment in PV Narasimha Rao v. State (CBI/SPE) (1998) 4 S...