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Bombay High Court Allows Victim Compensation Appeals Under Section 357A CrPC — State Must Compensate Victims Even if Accused Acquitted or Untraced. The court held that victim compensation is a mandatory duty of the State, not dependent on conviction of the accused.

The judgment concerns four criminal appeals (Criminal Appeal Nos. 991, 992, 331, and 854 of 2011) heard together by the Bombay High Court. The appeals...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for POCSO Victim Under NALSA Scheme — Inadequate Compensation of Rs. 1,00,000 Enhanced to Rs. 10,50,000. The court held that the NALSA Scheme mandates minimum compensation of Rs. 7,00,000 for sexual assault victims, which can be enhanced by 50%.

The appellant, Smt. Lalitha, mother of a minor victim of sexual assault, filed an appeal under Section 372 CrPC challenging the adequacy of compensati...

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Bombay High Court Allows Prisoners' Challenge to Deduction of Wages for Victims Compensation Fund Under NDPS Act. Discriminatory treatment of similarly situated prisoners violates Article 14 of Constitution.

The judgment concerns three criminal writ petitions filed by prisoners convicted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS ...

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Madras High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction for Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault of Minor Set Aside as Victim's Testimony Contradicted by Medical Evidence and Other Witnesses.

The case involves an appeal against conviction under POCSO Act and IPC for alleged aggravated penetrative sexual assault of a 6-year-old girl. The vic...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Bus Owner in Motor Accident Claim — Owner Held Liable for Compensation Due to Invalid Permit and Route Violation. Concurrent findings of fact that vehicle was plied without valid permit and on unauthorized route upheld; no interference warranted.

The appeal arose from a motor accident claim where the deceased, a 24-year-old Managing Director of a company, died in a collision with a bus owned by...

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Madras High Court Directs Proper Implementation of Victim Compensation Fund Rules in Prisoner Privileges Case. Court Orders Audit and Utilisation of 20% Deducted Prisoner Wages for Victim Compensation Under Tamil Nadu Victim Compensation Fund Rules, 2009.

The petitioner, M. Depalakshmi, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus to direct the responde...

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Supreme Court Cancels Bail of Accused in Interstate Child Trafficking Case Due to Perverse High Court Orders and Absconding Accused. Bail Granted Without Considering Gravity of Offences Under Sections 363, 311, 370(5) IPC and Organized Nature of Racket.

The Supreme Court dealt with a series of appeals filed by victims' families seeking cancellation of bail granted by the Allahabad High Court to 13 acc...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal for Enhanced Compensation in Motor Accident Injury Claim — Tribunal's Award of Rs.15 Lakhs Enhanced to Rs.27 Lakhs for 70% Disabled Mechanical Engineer. Loss of Earning Capacity Reassessed with 50% Future Prospects and Multiplier of 14 Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

The appellant, Pratap Dandapani Padhi, a 43-year-old Mechanical Engineer working as a Foreman at Sunflag Iron & Steel Company Limited with a monthly s...