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High Court Quashes FIR Against University Vice-Chancellor in SC/ST Act Case - Termination of Lecturer Does Not Constitute Caste-Based Atrocity or Defamation - Criminal Proceedings Deemed Counter-Blast Litigation and Abuse of Process

The High Court of Karnataka allowed a criminal petition seeking to quash an FIR registered against Vice-Chancellor of Bengaluru North University, unde...

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Supreme Court Dissolves Marriage Under Article 142 in Transfer Petition Due to Irretrievable Breakdown and Allows Transfer of Proceedings

The marriage between the parties, solemnised in 2012, survived only for a brief period, after which they began living separately. For more than thirte...

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Supreme Court Quashed Criminal Defamation Proceedings Against Editorial Director and Journalists for Non-Compliance with Section 202 CrPC

Issuance of Summons Without Mandatory Inquiry Under Section 202 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) Held Vitiated – No Presumption Against Edito...

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Supreme Court Dismissed Habeas Corpus Petition as Infructuous—Claim of Defamation by Petitioner Held Misconceived. Habeas Corpus—Police Statement on Divorce Decree—Alleged Defamation—No Basis Found

The Supreme Court dismissed the petition. Habeas Corpus petition becomes infructuous once the detenue is located—further inquiry is unnecessary. (Pa...

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"High Court Upholds Conviction in Heinous Gang Rape Case: Admissibility of Electronic Evidence Challenged" "Bombay High Court affirms the life imprisonment of two accused, focusing on electronic evidence and delay in the victim’s report."

1. Introduction and Case Background: Facts: The appellants were convicted for gang rape under Sections 376(2)(g), 366A, 292, 500, and 506 (II) of t...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Case Involving WhatsApp Forward with Offensive Content. Court cites lack of investigation, procedural flaws, and absence of intent in quashing charges under IPC and Atrocities Act.

The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, quashed criminal proceedings against the applicant, Dnyaneshwar Rohidas Wakale, who had forwarded an objectio...

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Criminal Writ Petition Dismissed by Bombay High Court, Goa Bench. Premature petition challenging investigation order under Section 202 of Cr.P.C. dismissed for lack of cause of action.

The Bombay High Court at Goa dismissed the criminal writ petition filed by Advocate Ashwini Agni, challenging the Magistrate's order directing an inve...

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Court Quashes FIR in Marriage Cheating Case, Allows Civil Remedy. Court rules lack of criminal intent in elopement case, quashes FIR under Section 420 IPC, reserves liberty for civil action.

1) Introduction: The court took up the final hearing with the consent of both parties regarding an FIR filed under various sections of the Indian Pena...

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Defamation Case Ruling: Allegations of Outraging Modesty and IT Act Violation Confirmed, Criminal Intimidation Charges Dismissed. Court validates charges under IPC Section 509 and IT Act Section 67 for derogatory email content; dismisses criminal intimidation claims.

The case revolves around derogatory emails sent by the petitioner, containing gender-based remarks aimed at insulting the respondent. The court found ...

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"Legal Battle Over Disability Portrayal in 'Aankh Micholi': Upholding Dignity and Free Speech" "Delhi High Court Dismisses Petition on Film's Representation of Disabilities, Highlighting the Balance Between Creative Expression and Respect for Rights"

A legal appeal by an individual with arthrogryposis, who challenged the film "Aankh Micholi" for its portrayal of persons with disabilities. The appel...