Two rival complaints, one apartment corridor and a pile of garbage: the Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Cross-Cases, holding that contested accounts and medical records call for a trial and that physical violence is never an acceptable way to settle a neighbourhood dispute. Bengaluru: Two sets of criminal proceedings born of a quarrel over […]
Trivial corrective measures used to keep order in a classroom do not call for criminal action unless they are inflicted with mala fide intent, the Kerala High Court has held, ending a case over a pulled hand. Kochi: A school teacher accused of corporal punishment will not face trial. The Kerala High Court has quashed […]
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ruled that an incident where a husband slaps his wife in a public setting does not constitute an offense of outraging modesty under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). This decision provides clarity on the legal interpretation of such altercations, indicating that while the act may […]
