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High Court Allows Divorce Appeal on Ground of Cruelty, Overturning Family Court Dismissal. Husband Established Mental Cruelty Under Section 13(1)(i-a) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Through Wife's Abnormal Behavior, Public Humiliation, and Physical Violence, Despite Withdrawal of Unsoundness of Mind Ground.

The appeal arose from a divorce petition filed by the husband against the wife under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, on grounds of cruelty and unsoundne...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Under Section 295A IPC and Section 67 IT Act in WhatsApp Group Case Due to Lack of Sanction and Insufficient Evidence -- Petitioner Acquitted of Religious Offence Charges

The Karnataka High Court allowed a criminal petition filed under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash an FIR registered under Section 295A IPC and...

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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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High Court refused to Quashe FIRs Against Petitioner in Film Promotion Dispute Under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) -- Allegations of Abuse and Obstruction to Sustain Criminal Charges

The High Court refused to quash two FIRs registered against the petitioner for offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) arising from a film ...

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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 Dismisses Appeal by Police Officers in Criminal Case Due to Lack of Requirement for Prior Sanction. Allegations of Assault and Defamation Not Connected to Official Duties Under Section 197 CrPC and Section 170 Karnataka Police Act, 1963, Thus Sanction Not Mandatory.

The dispute arose from a private complaint filed by the complainant against police officers, alleging assault, torture, defamation, and theft during i...

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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...