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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Land Dispute Case Due to Civil Nature of Dispute and Lack of Criminal Intent. Dispute over right of way through agricultural land does not constitute offences under Sections 294, 504, 506 IPC.

19 Oct 2018

The applicants, original accused persons, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of FI...

High Court

High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Neighbour Dispute Case — Allegations of Obscene Gesture and Abetment to Suicide Found to Be Vague and Malicious. Court holds that criminal proceedings cannot be used as a weapon of harassment and that the ingredients of Sections 294, 504, 506 IPC were not made out.

25 Jun 2025

The judgment pertains to two criminal petitions filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of criminal pr...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in Assault Case, Modifies Sentence Under IPC While Acquitting Under SC/ST Act. Caste-based slur allegations failed as incident occurred in private land dispute, not in public view under Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

1 Jan 2026

The appellant, Mani @ Subramaniyam, was convicted by the Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989,...

High Court

Bombay High Court Quashes Confiscation of Souza and Padamsee Artworks as Obscene — Customs Officer's Personal Opinion Insufficient to Brand Art as Obscene Under Section 11 Customs Act, 1962. Artistic merit and community standards must be considered before declaring artworks obscene.

25 Oct 2024

The petitioner, M/s. B. K. Polimex India Private Limited, imported seven artworks by world-renowned artists F.N. Souza and Akbar Padamsee from London ...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Acquits Author and Publisher in Obscenity Case Under Section 292 IPC, Finding Story Not Obscene as Moral Element Predominated. Conviction Quashed After Court Applies Overall View Test, Holding Story Did Not Deprave or Corrupt Readers.

25 Aug 1969

The appellant, author Chandrakant Kalyandas Kakodar, and the printer-publisher were convicted under Section 292 of the Indian Penal Code for publishin...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Examines Applicability of Section 292 IPC to Allegedly Obscene Poem Referencing Mahatma Gandhi Amidst Claims of Poetic License and Freedom of Expression. Court Clarifies That Poetic License Is Not a Legal License but a Fundamental Right, Subject to Reasonable Restrictions Under Article 19(2), and Obscenity Must Be Judged by Contemporary Community Standards.

1 Aug 2026

Background: The case arose from the publication of a poem titled 'Gandhi Mala Bhetala' (I met Gandhi) in the July-August 1994 issue of the Bulletin, a...

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