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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...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Conviction Under Section 506 Part II IPC. Conviction for Criminal Intimidation Upheld Despite Acquittal for Rape and Related Offences; Threat to Upload Bathing Video Constitutes Offence Under Part II Section 506 IPC.

The Supreme Court dismissed a criminal appeal challenging the conviction and sentence under Part II of Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Credible Witnesses. Conviction under Sections 323, 498A, 307 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The case pertains to a criminal appeal filed by Sri T.V. Manjunatha against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 04.10.2016 passed b...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence and Inconsistent Witness Testimony. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The State of Maharashtra filed an appeal under Section 378(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgment of the Additional Sessions ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Section 498A IPC as Constitutionally Valid but Issues Guidelines to Prevent Misuse. The court held that the provision is not unconstitutional but requires safeguards against misuse through directions on arrest, investigation, and compounding of offences.

The Supreme Court in this batch of writ petitions and appeals considered the constitutional validity of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, w...

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Supreme Court Interprets Scope of 'Child' under POCSO Act in Appeal Concerning Mentally Challenged Victim. Mental Age of Adult with Cerebral Palsy Considered for Applicability of Special Procedures under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

The case concerned a criminal appeal by the prosecutrix, a 38-year-old woman suffering from cerebral palsy (R. Hemiparesis), through her mother. An FI...