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Supreme Court Quashes FIR and Proceedings Under Section 376(2)(n) IPC Against Advocate -- Consensual Relationship With Married Woman Does Not Constitute Rape on False Promise of Marriage

The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against the appellant-advocate accused of rape under Section 376(2)(n) IPC by a married woman complaina...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Consumer Dispute, Holds Flat Purchasers as Consumers Under Consumer Protection Act Despite Subsequent Leasing. NCDRC Decision Reversed and Matter Remanded for Fresh Consideration

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Appellants and Another against Respondents and Another -- The Court reversed the NCDRC's decision which ...

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High Court declined to Quash Addition of Section 498A IPC Charge in 10-Year-Old Suicide Case -- Prosecution Application Under Section 216 CrPC Held Maintainable

The petitioners, accused in a case under Section 306 IPC for abetment of suicide, challenged an order adding a charge under Section 498A IPC at the fa...

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High Court Allows Criminal Petition, Quashes Trial Court Order Rejecting Deferment of Cross-Examination Under Section 231(2) Cr.P.C. -- Accused in IPC Offences Including Section 302 Granted Relief to Prevent Prejudice in Defence Disclosure

The petitioners, accused in a sessions case involving grave offences under the IPC, sought deferment of cross-examination of witnesses under Section 2...

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High Court declined to quash FIR in Land Fraud Case Under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 though Civil Nature of Dispute and Complaint by Power of Attorney Holder is sustained

The petitioner, accused No. 8 in a land fraud case, sought quashing of FIR registered under various sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) fo...

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Supreme Court Interprets Section 175(4) BNSS in Sexual Assault Case Against Police Officers -- Clarifies Public Servant Immunity and Investigation Procedures Under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

The Supreme Court addressed a criminal appeal involving interpretation of Section 175(4) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) -- The app...

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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Accused in Dowry Death and Abetment of Suicide Case Under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Dowry Prohibition Act Due to Insufficient Evidence

The Supreme Court heard an appeal against the High Court of Madhya Pradesh's order rejecting the appellant's regular bail application in a case involv...

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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 Dismisses States Appeal Against Acquittal in Dowry Death Case -- Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Proof of Harassment or Dowry Demand Fail to Sustain Conviction Under Sections 498-A and 304-B IPC

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of five accused persons in a dowry death case involving the death of Savita Nandkumar Chavan, ...

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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...