Bombay HC Quashes FIR Against Retd Professor Who Sent Obscene Message To Female Colleague, Claiming To Be Suffering From 'Mental Illness'
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Bombay HC Quashes FIR Against Retd Professor Who Sent Obscene Message To Female Colleague, Claiming To Be Suffering From 'Mental Illness'

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The Bombay High Court last week quashed a stalking case against a retired professor, who sent an 'obscene and objectionable' message to a female colleague, after noting that the accused was suffering from 'mental imbalance.' A division bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Shriram Modak noted that the complainant woman, too have given her consent to quash the First Information Report that she lodged against him on December 13, 2022 with the Malabar Hill Police station. Since she herself is convinced that it was because of the Petitioner's mental illness, this message was sent, no purpose will be served in continuing with the prosecution," the judges recorded in the order passed on March 19. "Because of mental impairment of his faculties, the Petitioner was unable to judge the right social behaviour and in that state, unintentionally sent the offending WhatsApp message to her.

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Karnataka HC refuse to quash case against man charged with raping 13-year-old girl with mental health issue
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Karnataka HC refuse to quash case against man charged with raping 13-year-old girl with mental health issue

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Karnataka High Court refused to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against a 48-year-old man from Tumakuru district booked for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. "The victim identifies the petitioner and, narrates though not in minute detail, about the acts of the petitioner", said Justice M Nagaprasanna while recently rejecting the petition filed by accused Krishnappa against the ongoing criminal …

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against State BJP President BY Vijayendra, Another Over Allegedly Offensive 'X' Post On Congress Leaders
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Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday quashed proceedings initiated against Karnataka State BJP President B Y Vijayendra in connection with an FIR registered over an allegedly offensive post made on X, by the party's Karnataka Unit on alleged Muslim appeasement by the State Congress. As per the prosecution case on April 19 MCC Nodal officer of Gandhinagar informed the complainant …

Calcutta High Court Quashes Case Against BJP Leader Kailash Vijayvargiya Over Allegedly Misleading Post On 'X'
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The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case against BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya, accused under Sections 504/505/120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for allegedly misleading posts regarding workers belonging to the ruling party posted on his X account.It was alleged by the State that Vijayvargiya had shared a fake video of women being assaulted on his X handle and …

Calcutta High Court Quashes Case Against Man Accused Of Voyeurism, Stalking For Secretly Clicking Photos Of Woman From His Residence
8 months ago

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The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case of voyeurism and stalking against a man booked under Section 354C and D of the Indian Penal Code. The man was arrested by the police upon the complaint of a woman who had accused him of secretly taking pictures of her from his residence. Justice Bibhas Ranjan De quashed the case initiated …

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HC quashes dowry harassment case against sister-in-law, upholds charges against mother-in-law

Hindustan Times  

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The Bombay High Court recently quashed the chargesheet filed against a woman accused of beating her husband with a broom and biting his hand, holding that the ingredients constituting the offence of Section 324 IPC were absent. A division bench comprising Justice Prakash D Naik and Justice NR Borkar allowed the woman's writ petition observing – “The requisite ingredients to …

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The Calcutta High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against a Branch Manager of Standard Chartered bank who had been accused u/s 506 and 509 of the IPC for allegedly threatening an employee who had approached the Labour forum against illegal termination of service. Complainant submitted that the petitioner had threatened her to withdraw her case before the labour …

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The Calcutta High Court recently quashed a woman’s criminal proceedings under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code against her husband and his relatives, alleging that she was subjected to physical and mental torture and was driven out of the matrimonial home, on the grounds that an earlier proceeding initiated by her on the basis of nearly identical allegations against …

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Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings under Section 498A of IPC initiated by a woman against her husband and his relatives alleging that she was subjected to physical and mental torture and was driven out from the matrimonial home, on the ground that an earlier proceeding initiated by her on the basis of almost same allegations against …

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Justice RN Manjula of Madras High Court has revealed that she was sent “pseudonymous letters of threat” dissuading her from passing orders in a petition filed by self-styled godman Shiva Shankar Baba to quash the FIR filed against him in a sexual assault case. Though the Court had initially allowed Baba’s pleas and quashed the FIR filed against him on …

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The Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case where "omnibus allegations" of physical and mental harassment were made by a woman against her sister-in-law. A single judge bench of Justice Mohammad Nawaz allowed the petition filed by a woman who was chargesheeted along with other accused under sections 498-A, 323, 504 read with Section 149 IPC. The court said, …

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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A Division Bench of the Supreme Court last week issued notice on a SLP filed against an order of the Allahabad High Court quashing an FIR lodged by a professor of IIT Kanpur against caste based harassment allegedly inflicted upon him by his colleagues. "The Hon'ble High Court erred in exercising its inherent power under Section 482 of the Code …

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In a relief to Former Chief Minister of Karnataka, H D Kumaraswamy, the Karnataka High Court has quashed and set aside, three proceedings initiated and pending before a court, against him in 2014, under sections 188 of IPC and 341 of IPC at Chikkaballapura. Justice R Devdas while quashing the proceedings under section 341 of Ipc said "There is no …

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The Hindu  

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Bombay HC Sentences Lawyer To One-Week Simple Imprisonment For Flinging Notebook At Additional PP, Calling Magistrate A Fool [Read Judgment]
6 years, 6 months ago

Bombay HC Sentences Lawyer To One-Week Simple Imprisonment For Flinging Notebook At Additional PP, Calling Magistrate A Fool [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently sentenced an advocate to a week’s simple imprisonment noting that it was an exceptional case involving an advocate who has been practicing for 18 years.A division bench of Justice TV Nalawade and Justice V Kankanwadi of the Aurangabad bench passed the judgment in a petition filed by sessions judge under the Contempt of Courts Act …

Bombay HC Sentences Lawyer To One-Week Simple Imprisonment For Flinging Notebook At Additional PP, Calling Magistrate A Fool [Read Judgment]
6 years, 6 months ago

Bombay HC Sentences Lawyer To One-Week Simple Imprisonment For Flinging Notebook At Additional PP, Calling Magistrate A Fool [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently sentenced an advocate to a week’s simple imprisonment noting that it was an exceptional case involving an advocate who has been practicing for 18 years.A division bench of Justice TV Nalawade and Justice V Kankanwadi of the Aurangabad bench passed the judgment in a petition filed by sessions judge under the Contempt of Courts Act …

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