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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Suspicious Dying Declarations and Unproved Motive. Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Homicidal Death Beyond Reasonable Doubt and Close Relatives Supported Suicide Theory....

The Supreme Court of India heard a criminal appeal by the accused husband against concurrent conviction and life sentence under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his wife by burni...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Under Section 182 IPC for Lack of Valid Complaint. Cognizance Bar Under Section 195(1)(a) CrPC Rendered Police Kalendra Proceedings Void as No Public Servant Filed Complaint....

The Supreme Court heard a criminal appeal arising from a special leave petition against an order of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh, which had dismissed an application under Section 482 of the Code...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Incredible Dying Declarations and Lack of Homicide Proof. Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Any Incriminating Circumstance and Dying Declarations Were Unreliable Given 96% Burns and Inconsistencies....

The case arose from a criminal appeal against concurrent convictions for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The appellant husband was accused of setting his wife ablaze following a qua...

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Supreme Court Enhances Child Maintenance and Grants Interim Medical Maintenance to Wife in Matrimonial Dispute. Voluntary Deductions Like Provident Fund and Employee Stock Purchase Plans Cannot Reduce Monthly Income for Maintenance Purposes Under Sections 24 and 26 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955....

The dispute arose from a matrimonial discord between the appellant-wife and the respondent-husband, who were married on 09.12.2004 and had two sons born in 2011 and 2014. After the husband left the fa...

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Supreme Court Invokes Parens Patriae Jurisdiction in Contempt Petition to Restore Custody of Minor Child to Maternal Grandparents. Custody Earlier Awarded to Father but Reversed After Interaction with Child, Considering Best Interests....

The Supreme Court was dealing with a contempt petition filed by the maternal grandparents of a minor child, alleging non-compliance of an earlier custody order passed in Criminal Appeal No.623 of 2025...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court Order Expunging Defendant’s Cross-Examination Question in Trademark Suit. Defendant’s Right to Question Plaintiff on Brand Use Timeline Upheld Despite Absence of Written Statement Under Trade Marks Act, 1999....

The dispute arose from a civil suit filed by the respondent (plaintiff) seeking permanent injunction, declaration of exclusive trademark rights under Sections 2(1)(zg) and 11(6) of the Trade Marks Act...

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Supreme Court Directs Deeper SIT Probe and Enforces State Compliance in Jojari River Contamination Case. Court Flags Systemic Regulatory Failures and Orders Invocation of Graver Penal Provisions Under Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023....

The Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of alarming environmental contamination in the Jojari River and other water bodies in Rajasthan, reportedly endangering around two million lives, based on me...

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Supreme Court Upholds Defendant in Property Sale Deed Dispute; Non-Payment of Balance Consideration Does Not Invalidate Sale. Section 54 of Transfer of Property Act, 1882 Holds that Title Passes on Registration Even if Part Payment, and Remedy for Non-Payment is Recovery of Balance, Not Cancellation of Deed....

The dispute originated from two sale deeds dated 10.03.1975, where the original plaintiffs (a son and his mother) sold their lands to the original defendant for a total consideration of Rs.7,000 each....

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Supreme Court Allows Agriculturists' Appeal for Enhanced Compensation; Condones Delay Using Article 142. Parity in Compensation for Lands Acquired Under Same Notification Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Achieved by Extending Rs. 6,50,000 per Acre with Statutory Benefits, But Without Interest for the Period of Delay....

The case concerned land acquisition for a project to accommodate displaced families. A notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was issued on 11.02.1999, acquiring 7 Acres 12 ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Refusal to Eschew Proof Affidavit in Probate Proceedings. Objections to Documents' Admissibility to Be Dealt with at Final Judgment Stage, Not Preliminarily, Under Order XIII Rule 3 CPC....

The dispute arose in a testamentary suit filed by the respondent seeking probate of the will of late C. Shyamalavalli. The appellants, as defendants, contested the suit. The respondent filed a proof a...