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Bombay High Court Dismisses Application for Police Investigation Under Section 156(3) CrPC in Threat Email Case — Magistrate's Refusal Upheld as No Cognizable Offense Disclosed.

The applicant, Mukund Balvirsingh Thakur, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) before the Bom...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony of Interested Witnesses. Conviction under Section 302 r/w 34 IPC set aside as sole eyewitness was a chance witness with material contradictions and no independent corroboration.

The appellants, Mahendra Madansingh Thakur and Dinesh @ Guddu Pratapsingh Thakur, were convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Seeking Reappointment of District Forum Presidents Under Consumer Protection Act, 1986. Section 10(2) of the Act Prescribes a Single Term of Five Years or Until Age 65, Barring Reappointment.

The judgment addresses a common question arising in multiple writ petitions: whether the President of a District Forum constituted under Section 10 of...

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Karnataka High Court Grants Interim Stay on Notification Cancelling Nomination of Chairman of Karnataka State Minorities Commission; Examination of Pleasure Doctrine and Natural Justice Under Sections 4 and 5 of the Act

The petitioner, Abdul Azeem, a former Chairman of the Karnataka State Minorities Commission, filed a writ petition before the Karnataka High Court und...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Legal Insanity Defence Under Section 84 IPC and Burden of Proof Under Section 105 Evidence Act. The court held that insanity must be legal, not medical, to exempt from criminal liability, with the accused bearing the burden of proof on a preponderance of probabilities standard.

The judgment involved an appeal where the appellant raised the plea of insanity under Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, seeking reversal of a...

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Supreme Court Upholds Convictions and Reverses Acquittals in Political Rivalry Murder Case — Witness Testimony and Recoveries Sufficient to Sustain Convictions Under Sections 302, 148, 460 IPC and Section 3 Explosives Substances Act.

The case arises from a political rivalry between CPI(M) and NDF members. On 17.07.2002, an altercation occurred between the deceased (CPI(M)) and A-3 ...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Child Rape and Murder Case. Judicial Confession and Last Seen Theory Upheld but Death Penalty Not Warranted as 'Rarest of Rare'.

The case involves the ghastly rape and murder of two children aged 10 and 7 years. On 29 October 2010, Mohanakrishnan picked up the children from outs...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction for Rape and Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault Set Aside as Medical Evidence and Testimony of Victim and Mother Contained Material Contradictions.

The appellant, Rajesh S/o Rajan Nair, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Shahada, for offences under Section 376(2)(m) of the Indian Pena...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Material Inconsistencies and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 376(2)(m) IPC and Section 6 read with 5 of POCSO Act set aside as medical evidence contradicted prosecution story and testimony of victim and mother had contradictions.

The appellant, Rajesh S/o Rajan Nair, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Shahada, for offences under Section 376(2)(m) of the Indian Pena...