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High Court Partially Allows Criminal Appeals in Dowry Death Case - Acquits Husband of Murder and Dowry Death Charges, Upholds Convictions for Cruelty and Dowry Offences. Prosecution Failed to Prove Dowry Death Under Section 304-B IPC as Death Occurred More Than Five Years After Marriage Without Proximate Dowry Demand, and Murder Under Section 302 IPC Due to Unreliable Dying Declarations and Lack of Independent Evidence.

21 Feb 2026

The High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru heard two criminal appeals filed by accused No.1 (husband) and accused No.2 (mother-in-law) challenging their...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court upheld the summoning of additional accused post-trial conclusion, emphasizing the High Court’s revisional powers and the necessity of fresh trials to ensure justice.

6 Mar 2025

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 319 — Summoning of Additional Accused Post-Trial Conclusion Held Valid — Reiteration of Revi...

Supreme Court

No Vicarious Liability of Company Directors in Environmental Violation.

2 Jan 2025

Quashing of Criminal Proceedings – No Vicarious Liability Without Statutory Provision – The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings initiated a...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Emphasizes Proportional Sentencing in Bigamy Case. Lenient punishment for bigamy under Section 494 IPC revised to ensure justice and uphold societal interests.

15 Jul 2024

The principles of sentencing in criminal law, specifically focusing on the offense of bigamy under Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The cas...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Unmarried Woman's Appeal for Pregnancy Termination Under Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 - Interprets Rule 3B to Include Unmarried Women for Termination Up to Twenty-Four Weeks Based on Injury to Mental Health. The Court held that exclusion of unmarried women from Rule 3B violates Article 14 and that reproductive autonomy under Article 21 extends to all women, requiring purposive interpretation of the Act.

29 Sep 2022

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Delhi High Court dated 15 July 2022, where the appellant, an unmarried woman, sought permission to terminate h...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Interprets Section 29A(h) of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Regarding Guarantor Eligibility. The court held that a person who has executed an enforceable guarantee is not disqualified from submitting a resolution plan unless the guarantee has been invoked, as liability crystallizes upon invocation under the amended provisions.

18 Jan 2022

The Supreme Court was called upon to interpret Section 29A(h) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, as amended, concerning the eligibility of a...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Grants Bail to Editor-in-Chief in Abetment to Suicide Case — High Court Erred in Declining Bail Without Prima Facie Evaluation of FIR. Non-Payment of Dues Alone Does Not Constitute Abetment to Suicide Under Section 306 IPC.

27 Nov 2020

The appellant, Arnab Manoranjan Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV, was arrested on 4 November 2020 in connection with FIR No. 59 of 2018 registe...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Mother's Appeal in NRI Child Custody Dispute — Best Interest of Child Requires Full Hearing Before Return. The Court set aside the High Court's order for immediate return of children to the US, directing the Family Court to decide custody based on welfare, not merely on comity or habitual residence.

15 Mar 2019

The case involves a custody dispute between Lahari Sakhamuri (mother/appellant) and Sobhan Kodali (father/respondent) over their two minor children, b...

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