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Last-Seen-Theory Can't Be Invoked Unless Prosecution Establishes Prima Facie Case: Rajasthan High Court Acquits Death Row Convicts
While setting aside death penalty and acquitting the appellants, accused for murdering a family of 6, including 4 children, ...
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S.387 IPC |Actual Property Delivery Not Required; Offence Committed When Person Put In Fear Of Death/Greivous Injury : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that the offence under Section 387 of the Indian Penal Code doesn't require actual ...
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Delhi High Court Rejects Separatist Leader Shabir Ahmed Shah's Bail Plea In Alleged Terror Funding Case
The Delhi High Court on Thursday (June 12) dismissed an appeal moved by Kashmiri Separatist Leader Shabir Ahmed Shah ...
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Procedural Bar On Cognizance Of Offences Related To Marriage Won't Apply If Serious Offences Like Rape Are Involved: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has said that the procedural bar under Section 198(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) on taking ...
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Premature Release Of Prisoners: Delhi High Court Issues Guidelines For Composition, Decision-Making Process Of Sentence Review Board
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (June 11) took exception to the practice of members of Sentence Review Board (SRB), ...
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IPC | State Of Mind To Outrage Modesty Of Woman Essential To Attract S.354, Criminal Force Alone Not Enough: J&K High Court
The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar, while quashing an FIR registered under Sections 354 and 447 of ...
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Preventive Detention Can't Be A Substitute To Bail Cancellation : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently set aside the preventive detention under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 ...
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Ridiculing Husband Over His Physical Infirmity, Calling Him 'Kempa' & 'Nikhatu' Constitutes Mental Cruelty: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has held that a wife ridiculing and passing disparaging comments about physical disability/infirmity of her husband and using derogatory words over his condition like ...
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Right Of Free Speech Not To Deliver Inflammatory Speeches: Delhi High Court In Shabir Ahmed Shah's Bail Plea In Alleged Terror Funding Case
The Delhi High Court, on Thursday (June 12), refused to grant bail to Kashmiri Separatist Leader Shabir Ahmed Shah ...
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Kerala High Court Directs Removal Of Videos Allegedly Ridiculing 14-Yr-Old Over Her Review Of Movie 'Moonwalk'
The Kerala High Court recently issued an interim order directing social media platforms, namely Facebook, Instagram and ...
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Bengaluru Stampede: HC Tells State To Keep Dept Communication With Chief Secy, Warns Against Disparate Findings By Multiple Inquiry Commissions
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state to entrust all departmental communication in the days leading up to ...
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'No Inference Of Guilt From Mere Act Of Hiding Death Body' : Supreme Court Acquits Youth In Case Over Accidental Gunshot Death
The Supreme Court recently acquitted a student previously convicted of the murder of his friend, observing that the ...