(142) BACHAN KAUR AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 419, 467, 468, 471, 120-B — Cheating, Forgery, Using Forged Document, Criminal Conspiracy — Modified sentence appeal — Conviction upheld but sentence reduced to period already undergone — Delay in trial is a significant factor for leniency — Court considers facts, circumstances, age, social status, financial hardship, and mental agony.
India Law Library Docid # 2435246
(144) MR.FAKIRAPPA HATTI Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 25-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376, 417, 323, 506 — Rape, Cheating, Assault, Criminal Intimidation — Quashing of Proceedings — Section 482 Cr.P.C. — Consensual relationship — Breach of promise to marry — False promise — Supreme Court held that a consensual sexual relationship for three years between parties, even if there was a promise of marriage that was not fulfilled, does not constitute rape or cheating — The complainant, who was already married with three children, cannot
India Law Library Docid # 2434541
(146) DENABOINA LAVAN KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 25-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 386, 420, 468, 471, 447, 427, 506 read with 34 — Quashing of FIR — allegations of forged documents, land mutation, and threats — Held, prima facie ingredients of the said sections are attracted — Pendency of civil suits not a ground to quash criminal proceedings — Investigation at nascent stage should not be stifled — Court should exercise power under Section 482 Cr.P.C.
India Law Library Docid # 2434624