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Allahabad High Court Quashes POCSO Case Against 'Happily-Married' Couple
Quashing criminal proceedings under the POCSO Act, the Allahabad High Court has observed that forcing a happily-married couple to face trial merely to record a hostile testimony would be an "irony of fate" and an "instrument of harassment".
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Court Cautions Against Criminalising Consensual Relationships That Turn Sour
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court quashed a criminal case filed by a woman against her former partner, ruling that consensual relationships cannot later be recast as criminal offences merely because they ended on a bitter note.
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"Acts Were Consensual": Court Cancels Rape Case Against 23-Year-Old Man
The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR against a 23-year-old man accused of raping a woman he met on a dating app, observing that a relationship entered into by mutual consent cannot be converted into a criminal offence except in the "clearest o
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"You Added Spice": Kangana Ranaut's Plea Over Defamation Case Dismissed
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain Bollywood actor and Lok Sabha MP Kangana Ranaut's plea seeking quashing of a criminal defamation case filed against her by Mahinder Kaur, an elderly woman who was part of the farmers' protest in 2021
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Top Court Grants Divorce, Orders Man To Give Rs 4 Crore Mumbai Flat To Ex-Wife
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted divorce to an estranged couple while directing the man to hand over his Rs 4 crore Mumbai flat to the estranged wife.
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Big Setback For Jacqueline Fernandez In Rs 200 Crore Money Laundering Case
In a big setback for Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez, the Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to quash criminal proceedings against her in connection with a Rs 200 crore money laundering case, involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Ex Judge Accused Of Raping Minor Daughter
Calling it "shocking", the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to quash the criminal proceedings against a former judicial officer accused of sexually abusing his minor daughter.
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"Cat Named Daisy Has Driven Everyone Crazy": High Court Cancels "Frivolous Case"
Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed criminal case filed against a man accused of stealing a cat named 'Daisy'.
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"Will Destroy Marriage Sanctity...": Why Court Junked Rape Case Against Man
The Rajasthan High Court quashed a rape case against a man after he married the woman he allegedly assaulted; charges were dropped after the court said criminal proceedings against him would 'destroy the sanctity of marriage'.
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Marriage Does Not Grant Husband Ownership Over His Wife: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has refused to quash a criminal case against a man accused of uploading an intimate video of himself and his wife on Facebook.
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Right to Life, Liberty Of Person Facing Criminal Charges Can't Be Overlooked: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the right to life and liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution couldn't be overlooked only because a person faced criminal charges as it quashed a case against three people under the stringent UP Gangsters Act.
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Court Cancels Case Against Actor Shilpa Shetty For Using 'Casteist' Word
Giving relief to Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, the Rajasthan High Court on Thursday quashed a criminal case registered against her under the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Churu Kotwali in December 2017.
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Uttering Of Unpleasant Words Against Woman Not Insult To Modesty: Court
The Kerala High Court has quashed a criminal case against film director Sreekumar Menon who was accused by a prominent Malayalam actress of abusing and defaming her.
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Chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' In Mosque Doesn't Hurt Religious Feelings: Court
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed the criminal case lodged by the police against two persons in connection with allegedly raising "Jai Shri Ram" slogans inside a mosque.
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"Strange That Dead Man Filed Case, Recorded Statement": High Court Raps UP Cops
The Allahabad High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against petitioner Purushottam Singh after uncovering a shocking series of events where the police registered an FIR based on a complaint from a person who had already been dead for years.
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Allahabad High Court Quashes POCSO Case Against 'Happily-Married' Couple
Quashing criminal proceedings under the POCSO Act, the Allahabad High Court has observed that forcing a happily-married couple to face trial merely to record a hostile testimony would be an "irony of fate" and an "instrument of harassment".
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Court Cautions Against Criminalising Consensual Relationships That Turn Sour
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court quashed a criminal case filed by a woman against her former partner, ruling that consensual relationships cannot later be recast as criminal offences merely because they ended on a bitter note.
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"Acts Were Consensual": Court Cancels Rape Case Against 23-Year-Old Man
The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR against a 23-year-old man accused of raping a woman he met on a dating app, observing that a relationship entered into by mutual consent cannot be converted into a criminal offence except in the "clearest o
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"You Added Spice": Kangana Ranaut's Plea Over Defamation Case Dismissed
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain Bollywood actor and Lok Sabha MP Kangana Ranaut's plea seeking quashing of a criminal defamation case filed against her by Mahinder Kaur, an elderly woman who was part of the farmers' protest in 2021
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Top Court Grants Divorce, Orders Man To Give Rs 4 Crore Mumbai Flat To Ex-Wife
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted divorce to an estranged couple while directing the man to hand over his Rs 4 crore Mumbai flat to the estranged wife.
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Big Setback For Jacqueline Fernandez In Rs 200 Crore Money Laundering Case
In a big setback for Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez, the Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to quash criminal proceedings against her in connection with a Rs 200 crore money laundering case, involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Ex Judge Accused Of Raping Minor Daughter
Calling it "shocking", the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to quash the criminal proceedings against a former judicial officer accused of sexually abusing his minor daughter.
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"Cat Named Daisy Has Driven Everyone Crazy": High Court Cancels "Frivolous Case"
Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed criminal case filed against a man accused of stealing a cat named 'Daisy'.
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"Will Destroy Marriage Sanctity...": Why Court Junked Rape Case Against Man
The Rajasthan High Court quashed a rape case against a man after he married the woman he allegedly assaulted; charges were dropped after the court said criminal proceedings against him would 'destroy the sanctity of marriage'.
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Marriage Does Not Grant Husband Ownership Over His Wife: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has refused to quash a criminal case against a man accused of uploading an intimate video of himself and his wife on Facebook.
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Right to Life, Liberty Of Person Facing Criminal Charges Can't Be Overlooked: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the right to life and liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution couldn't be overlooked only because a person faced criminal charges as it quashed a case against three people under the stringent UP Gangsters Act.
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Court Cancels Case Against Actor Shilpa Shetty For Using 'Casteist' Word
Giving relief to Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, the Rajasthan High Court on Thursday quashed a criminal case registered against her under the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Churu Kotwali in December 2017.
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Uttering Of Unpleasant Words Against Woman Not Insult To Modesty: Court
The Kerala High Court has quashed a criminal case against film director Sreekumar Menon who was accused by a prominent Malayalam actress of abusing and defaming her.
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Chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' In Mosque Doesn't Hurt Religious Feelings: Court
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed the criminal case lodged by the police against two persons in connection with allegedly raising "Jai Shri Ram" slogans inside a mosque.
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"Strange That Dead Man Filed Case, Recorded Statement": High Court Raps UP Cops
The Allahabad High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against petitioner Purushottam Singh after uncovering a shocking series of events where the police registered an FIR based on a complaint from a person who had already been dead for years.
