{
  "id": 3509852,
  "title": "Karnataka High Court quashes charges against Kodagu homestay owner in US national rape case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/karnataka-high-court-quashes-charges-against-kodagu-homestay-owner-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T12:25:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-high-court-quashes-charges-against-kodagu-homestay-owner-in-us-national-rape-case/article71392619.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Noticing that the homestay owner was booked under the provisions of the Foreigners Act, 1946, which was repealed in its entirety on September 1, 2025, the Court said “criminality cannot be conjured out of a statutory provision which had ceased to exist.”",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘Can’t force nation’s soldier to face false case’: Calcutta High Court shields Army man",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/cant-force-nations-soldier-to-face-false-case-calcutta-high-court",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:13:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}