Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 – Sections 3 and 4 – Applicability to Fine-Only Sentences – Reformative Theory of Punishment – Appellants convicted under Sections 323 and 324 read with Section 34 IPC and sentenced to fine only — Appellants did not press appeal on merits and sought benefit of Sections 3 and 4 read with Section 12 of the 1958 Act — State objected...
Negotiable Instruments Act – Section 138 – Cheque Dishonour – Appeal Against Acquittal – Complainant alleged that respondent borrowed Rs. 5,00,000/- in cash on 11.02.2015 and issued a cheque for Rs. 5,50,000/- (principal and interest) dated 11.12.2015, which was returned dishonoured for insufficient funds – Statutory notice refused by respondent – Trial Court di...
Criminal Law – Rape and Kidnapping – Acquittal – Appellant convicted by Trial Court under Sections 376 and 363 IPC for allegedly kidnapping a minor girl in a TSR and confining her for nine days during which he raped her five times – Sentenced to RI of 7 years under Section 376 IPC and RI of 2 years under Section 363 IPC – On appeal, High Court finds the testimony of t...
Criminal Law – Murder – Circumstantial Evidence – Acquittal – Appellants convicted by the trial court under Sections 302/34 and 201 IPC for the murder of a co-servant Sohan, arising from a gambling dispute – Sentenced to life imprisonment and three years' rigorous imprisonment respectively, to run concurrently – On appeal, the High Court finds that the chain...
SC/ST (POA) Act – Anticipatory Bail – Bar Under Section 18 – Prima Facie Case – Appellants challenged order rejecting anticipatory bail for offences under Sections 352, 133, 115(2), 118(1), 351(1) read with Section 3(5) of BNS 2023 and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(2)(v-a) of SC/ST (POA) Act — Complaint alleged that on 08.02.2026 appellants intercepted, assaulted and abused ...
Criminal Law – Quashing of FIR – Section 482 CrPC – Scope of Inherent Jurisdiction – NRI plot purchasers alleged that accused persons created forged GPAs, executed fraudulent sale deeds and confirmation deeds in respect of Survey No. 12, Doddagubbi Village, Bengaluru, thereby depriving them of their lawfully owned plots through a premeditated conspiracy – Magistrate d...
Criminal Law – Bail – Suspension of Sentence – Split Chargesheet – Overlapping Allegations – Appellant, a former Minister convicted in R.C. Case No. 04(A)/2010-AHD-R(C) under Sections 120B read with 13(1)(d) and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the PC Act, 1988 and Section 120B read with Section 193 IPC, sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of seven years, sought bail during...
Family Law – Mediated Settlement Agreement – Resilement – DV Proceedings Quashed – Parties married in 2000 entered into a Settlement Agreement dated 16.05.2024 through mediation, agreeing to dissolve marriage by mutual consent under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – Appellant-Husband performed his obligations including payment of ₹75,00,000/-, ₹14,00,0...
Bail — Espionage — Official Secrets Act, 1923 — BNS, Section 152 — Petitioner accused of transmitting sensitive defence information to Pakistani intelligence operatives — FIR registered on basis of disclosure statement made during custody in a prior Arms Act case — Petitioner had visited Pakistan in November 2024 on a religious trip to Kartarpur Sahib and Nankan...
Criminal Law – Limitation for Taking Cognizance – Section 468, Cr.PC – Relevant Date for Computing Limitation – Cross-FIRs – FIR No. 121 of 2011 registered against Respondent No. 2 for offences under Sections 323 and 341 read with Section 34, IPC arising out of an altercation on 09.05.2011 – Charge-sheet filed on 29.05.2012, i.e., one year and twenty days after ...