Where an armed unlawful assembly causes a death, the Delhi High Court has held, it is no shield that nobody can say who struck the fatal blow. Five men’s appeals against a seven-year sentence were dismissed. New Delhi: In a 2020 Delhi riots culpable homicide case, the Delhi High Court on October 27, 2026 dismissed […]
The Karnataka High Court quashes protest case against 15 persons booked over a February 2016 gathering in Bengaluru after the death of Rohith Vemula, holding that nothing in the charge-sheet showed an unlawful assembly. Bengaluru: Exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal […]
The Kerala High Court has held that a police station is a building used for the custody of property and therefore falls within the definition of “house” under Section 442 of the IPC. The Court ruled that trespass into a police station can attract house trespass charges, though it cannot be treated as a residence or place of worship.
