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Case Briefs Supreme Court

‘Application of force must be with intent to outrage modesty of woman’; SC quashes proceedings against man for offence under S. 354 and 506 IPC

“For mens rea to be established, something better than vague statements must be produced before the Court.”

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Case Briefs High Courts

S. 353 IPC not to be used as a tool to cover outright illegality; Bombay High Court quashes false FIR filed by State

Bombay High Court observed that the objective of Section 353 IPC is to prevent a public servant from not being obstructed while performing his lawful duties and same cannot be allowed to become a tool in hand, of unscrupulous persons to cover up outright illegality as done in the present case.

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Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad HC declines to quash 23-year-old criminal case against Indian politician and congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala

Allahabad High Court said that Randeep Singh had already been directed to be released on bail and he has got right of discharge under Section 239, 245 or 227 CrPC. through a proper application for the said purpose and he is free to take all the submissions in the said discharge application before the Trial Court.

Case Briefs District Court

A woman can be held guilty for committing offence under Section 354 IPC; Bombay Court convicts a woman for outraging modesty of another woman

Metropolitan Magistrate, 70th Court, Mazgaon, Mumbai: In a case filed against the accused for offences punishable under Section 324, 354, 504, 509

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala High Court quashes proceedings against CM Pinarayi Vijayan and 11 other CPI(M) leaders protesting for withdrawal from free trade agreement between India and the ASEAN

Kerala High Court: In a case relating to a complaint for offences under Sections 143, 147, 149 and 283 of

Case Briefs District Court

Delhi Court acquits two accused persons in Ashok Nagar Riots case as prosecution fails to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt

Karkardooma Court, Delhi: In a case filed by the State against the two accused Yogender Singh and Suraj under Section 147/148/149/427/436 Penal

Case Briefs High Courts

Sikk HC | Unwelcome “sexual advances” by a Teacher; Person using criminal force upon a woman with intention or knowledge that her modesty would be outraged should be punished

Sikkim High Court: A Division Bench of Meenakshi Madan Rai and Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, JJ., while addressing a case of offence under Section 354