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Supreme Court quashes criminal proceedings against police officers in assault case due to lack of sanction: G.C. Manjunath & Others vs. Seetaram (2025) INSC 439 (03 April 2025)

Date of the Judgment: April 03, 2025 Citation: (2025) INSC 439 Judges: B.V. Nagarathna, J., Satish Chandra Sharma, J. Were the police officers acting within their official duties when they allegedly assaulted and ill-treated a complainant, or did their actions exceed the scope of their duty, thus negating the need for prior government sanction for […]

Supreme Court reduces sentence in Atrocities case based on Complainant’s Affidavit: Mallanna & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka (2018)

November 19, 2018 / Hemant Gupta, Indian Penal Code, Indian Penal Code with Section 34, Indian Penal Code with Section 354, Indian Penal Code with Section 448, Judges, Kurian Joseph, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 with Section 3(1)(x), Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 with Section 3(1)(xi)

Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Atrocities Case Based on Complainant’s Affidavit: Mallanna & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a conviction under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 be modified based on a compromise affidavit by the complainant? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Atrocities Case Name: Mallanna &

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