Karnataka High Court
LEGAL SUBJECT
Criminal Law
Judgment analyses where this is the main or secondary subject.Latest analyses
30 ARTICLES
Delhi High Court
Election-procedure irregularities cannot sustain criminal prosecution absent the statutory ingredients of alleged offences.
The petitioner, Vice-President of the Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA), was appointed Election Officer for the IOA’s 2020 online elections conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic.4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Inherent jurisdiction cannot revisit concurrent discharge findings absent patent illegality, perversity, or miscarriage of justice.
The petitioner-complainant married respondent no. 2 on 28 April 2017, followed by a social marriage ceremony on 19 June 2017.4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Bail granted where only incriminating material was a co-accused’s custodial confession, with parity applying.
The applicant sought regular bail in FIR No. 487/2018 registered at Police Station Bawana for offences under Sections 302 and 120B read with Section 34 IPC, and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act.3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Cross-FIRs may be quashed upon settlement in road-rage cases, subject to deterrent costs.
The petitions sought quashing of cross-FIR Nos. 43/2026 and 24/2026, registered at Police Station Sarita Vihar for offences under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 351(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, on the b...2 MIN READ↗
Karnataka High Court
Karnataka HC: Non-consummation of marriage alone cannot sustain a Section 498A case; proceedings against police officer quashed
The petitioner-husband and respondent No. 2-wife, both police officers, married on 19 November 2023.3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Unchallenged school admission-register entries sufficiently establish a victim’s minority under POCSO.
The appellant was prosecuted for repeatedly committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault upon PW1, a minor girl, over approximately seven to eight months in 2015.4 MIN READ↗
Karnataka High Court
Karnataka High Court quashes cow-theft FIR filed two years later on complainant’s uncertain identification
The petitioners, accused Nos. 1–4, challenged FIR in Crime No. 47/2026 registered by M.K. Doddi Police Station under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (“BNS”), invoking the High Court’s inherent juri...3 MIN READ↗
Bombay High Court
A Magistrate retains jurisdiction where the chargesheet contains only IPC offences, despite an FIR invoking the PC Act.
The CBI registered RC No. 8/E/2002/CBI/EOW/Mumbai for offences under Sections 120-B, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the IPC, read with Sections 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (“PC Act”).3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
2018 anti-corruption law amendment protects former public servants only where cognizance was not yet taken: Delhi HC
A reference under Section 395 read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was made by the Special Judge (PC Act), CBI-01, Central District, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, concerning the interpretation and...4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Despite repeated anticipatory bail rejections, police made no arrest; Delhi High Court flags possible help to impersonation accused
The applicant sought anticipatory bail in FIR No. 81/2024 registered at Police Station Parliament Street for offences under Sections 204, 337 and 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (“BNS”).3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Trial Court Must Reconsider Charges Independently, Uninfluenced by Revisional Court’s Merits Observations
A police team from Police Station Kanksa, District Burdwan, West Bengal, accompanied by local police personnel from Police Station Model Town, Delhi, came to the petitioner’s residence at approximately 5:50 a.m. to ar...3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Death during attempted robbery without intent to kill constitutes culpable homicide, not murder, under Section 304 Part II IPC.
On 19 September 1997, Rajesh Kumar and Nasim Ahmad allegedly took a room on rent in Nar Singh’s house after paying an advance.5 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
POCSO conviction requires satisfactory proof that the victim was below eighteen.
The appellant, Accused No. 1, was prosecuted for allegedly committing repeated penetrative sexual assault on PW3, stated to be a minor girl, at knife point, and for criminal intimidation at Mahendra Park, Delhi, on da...4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
A credible prosecutrix’s testimony sustains rape conviction despite delayed reporting and defective investigation.
The appellant was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Special Fast Track Court, North-West District, Rohini, Delhi, under Sections 376 and 506 IPC and sentenced to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment with fine...5 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
A knife’s dimensions under the Arms Rules do not determine whether it is a deadly weapon under Section 397 IPC.
On 01.09.2014 at approximately 11:45 p.m., the appellant allegedly entered PW3’s ice-cream godown at Darya Ganj, Delhi, during the night, rummaged through his belongings, and took his mobile phone.4 MIN READ↗
Allahabad High Court
Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC is unavailable where the accused returns armed after a cooling-off interval.
On 1 December 2013, a dispute arose between the parties, who were related, concerning irrigation and possession of agricultural land.4 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Compromise in a non-compoundable Section 307 offence may justify sentence reduction, while conviction remains affirmed.
The appellants were prosecuted before the 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, Bhopal, in Sessions Trial No. 317/2009 for an offence under Sections 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC).3 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
A compromise in a non-compoundable Section 307 offence may justify reducing sentence to the period undergone.
The appellant was prosecuted in connection with an FIR registered at Police Station Habibganj, Bhopal, for an offence under Sections 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code.3 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
High Courts cannot quash rape prosecutions under inherent jurisdiction solely on the basis of compromise.
The petitioner sought quashing of FIR Crime No. 189/2025 registered at Police Station Basai, District Datia, under Sections 127(2), 351(3) and 70(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and all consequential proceedi...3 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Anticipatory bail granted where allegations were general and custodial interrogation was unnecessary.
The applicant filed his first application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking anticipatory bail in Crime No. 179 of 2025 registered at Police Station Girwai, District Gwalior, fo...3 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
MP High Court quashes extortion case against police officers, stresses mandatory hearing before summons under BNSS in official-duty complaints
The petitions arose from a common private complaint filed by respondent No. 2 against four police officials involved in the investigation of Crime No. 787/2023 registered at Police Station Thatipur, Gwalior, concernin...5 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
A single simple injury on a non-vital body part does not establish attempt to murder.
On 3 August 2008, complainant Santosh Mishra, a police constable on Chetak Mobile duty, reached North Karaudia, Sidhi, with soldier Kailash Prasad after receiving information regarding vandalism and assault.3 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Reformative sentencing warrants reducing a first-time young offender’s imprisonment to custody till rising of court.
The applicant was convicted by the learned 2nd Judicial Magistrate First Class, Deesa, in Criminal Case No. 1767 of 2016 for offences under Section 66(1)(b) of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 and Section 185 of the M...4 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Acquittal upheld where prosecution failed to prove cruelty, instigation, or abetment beyond reasonable doubt.
The deceased, daughter of the complainant, married respondent No. 1 approximately two years before the incident.3 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
An acquittal should not be disturbed absent perversity where two reasonable views arise from the evidence.
The deceased, Binaben, married respondent-accused No. 1 on 3 November 2010 after eloping with him against her parents’ wishes; respondents Nos. 2 and 3 were her parents-in-law and respondent No. 4 was the father of he...3 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Suspicion and marital quarrels, without proximate incitement, do not establish abetment of suicide or cruelty.
The respondent-accused was the husband of Hemlataben, who died on 6 March 2010 from burn injuries sustained after she allegedly poured kerosene on herself and set herself ablaze on 28 February 2010.3 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
An appellate court cannot overturn a Section 15 assessment solely for report deficiencies without seeking fresh expert assistance.
The petitioner/complainant reported that her son, Jai Namdev, had been missing since 28 September 2023.4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
POCSO Section 29 presumption arises only after prosecution establishes foundational facts through reliable evidence.
The prosecutrix, a Class IX student, was reported missing on 16 August 2023, pursuant to which FIR No. 695/2023 was registered at P.S. Bawana under Section 363 IPC.4 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Matrimonial prosecutions may be quashed where omnibus allegations and retaliatory proceedings constitute abuse of process.
The disputes arose from the matrimonial relationship between Respondent No. 2 and Dr. Sachin Dubey, who married on 09.12.2023.4 MIN READ↗No articles match these filters.