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Calling Wife 'Stupid', 'Useless' Cannot By Itself Amount To Cruelty: Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Husband Over Wife's Suicide
Husband's temperamental issue by itself cannot be equated with criminal intimidation, the Court said.
S. 106 Evidence Act | Inmates Of Matrimonial Home Must Explain Unnatural Death Of Woman : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (November 2) upheld the conviction of a man for committing the murder of his wife, who was subjected to continuous harassment over dowry demands. The accused's defence that her wife met with a tragic, accidental death, having suffered a sudden epileptic seizure while her was engaged in sexual intercourse with her, was rejected by a bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta...
Victim's Criminal Antecedents No Ground To Defend 'Mob Justice': Bombay High Court Denies Bail To Man For 'Lynching' Rival
Just because a person is a history-sheeter and has several criminal antecedents, 'lynching' him to death or 'mob justice' is not justified, held the Bombay High Court while refusing bail to a man, who was part of a mob of nearly 15 persons of a family, which attacked a man over past rivalry and killed him.Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav while denying bail to one Sharad Digambar Gorane,...
Mere Failure Of IVF Treatment Does Not Establish Offence Of Cheating: Allahabad High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Doctor
HC said that allowing criminal prosecution under Section 420 IPC (Cheating) for unsuccessful medical treatment would set a "dangerous precedent"
Meghalaya High Court Rejects Third Bail Plea Of Bangladeshi Nationals Prosecuted Under Foreigners Act Over Alleged Illegal Stay In India
The Meghalaya High Court has rejected the third bail applications filed by two Bangladeshi nationals accused in a case involving alleged offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Arms Act, 1959, the Foreigners Act, 1946, and the Explosive Substances Act, 1908, noting that only one prosecution witness remained to be examined.Justice W. Diengdoh remarked that: “This Court is also...
Routine Instructions, Reprimand Not Instigation: Gujarat High Court Quashes FIR Against Two Doctors Accused Of Abetting Resident's Suicide
Court clarified it doesn't condone ragging, but institutional friction or misconduct doesn't automatically amount to instigation.
Client Hurling Casteist Slurs At Lawyer In Her Office Amounts To 'Public View' Under SC/ST Act: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that an advocate's office would constitute a “place within public view” under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, if members of the public or clients are present.Justice M. Nagaprasanna was hearing a petition filed by a woman and her mother seeking to quash criminal proceedings against them for the...
Defamation Complaint Can't Be Referred To Police For Investigation Under Section 156(3) CrPC: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that a Magistrate cannot refer a private complaint alleging defamation punishable under Section 500 IPC to the police for investigation under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).Consequently, Justice H.P. Sandesh quashed the Trial Court's order that referred the defamation case to police for probe and subsequently took cognizance based on...
'Compromise Cannot Be Sole Ground For Quashing Rape Case, Overall Circumstances Must Be Examined': Patna High Court
The Patna HC has held that criminal proceedings involving serious offences such as rape cannot be quashed solely because the parties have reached a compromise. However, the Court observed that the overall facts and circumstances, including the material collected during investigation and any subsequent settlement, must be considered while deciding whether such proceedings should continue.A...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against Advocate Over Alleged Assault, Outraging Modesty Of Client
The Karnataka High Court quashed an FIR lodged against a lawyer for outraging the modesty of the complainant who was his client, noting that the ingredients of the offence were missing and that the complainant had categorically stated that the lawyer never assaulted her and did not commit any act outraging her modesty. The case stemmed from a complaint lodged on June 30, 2021, by the...
Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Placing Footwear On Ambedkar, Jagjivan Ram Photos; Says Probe Complete
The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to a 38-year-old man accused of tying footwear on the photographs of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Babu Jagjivan Ram, reasoning that he had already been in judicial custody for nearly six months and the investigation was complete. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 439]The single judge bench of Justice Rajeshwari N. Hegde allowed the plea filed by the accused while...