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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal in POCSO Case by Reducing Sentence to Period Already Served. Conviction under Section 3(a) read with Section 4 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 confirmed but sentence modified based on appellant having served more than minimum prescribed period and supporting victim's family....

The Supreme Court considered a special leave petition challenging the quantum of sentence in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. The appellant had been convicted by...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Husband and In-Laws in Matrimonial Dispute Due to Insufficient and Vexatious Allegations. The Court found allegations under Sections 420, 498A, 506 IPC and Sections 3, 4 Dowry Prohibition Act were general and omnibus without specific particulars, constituting abuse of process under Section 482 CrPC....

The Supreme Court heard appeals arising from two orders of the Andhra Pradesh High Court dated 11.11.2022 and 23.11.2022, which refused to quash criminal proceedings against the appellants. The appell...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal and Reduces Sentence in IPC Case Due to Substantial Trial Delay. Sentence Reduced to Period Already Undergone Under Sections 323/34 and 325/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860, Considering Totality of Circumstances and Thirteen-Year Trial Span....

The Supreme Court heard an appeal against the order of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana in Criminal Revision Petition No. CRR 3005 of 2013. The Appellant was prosecuted along with three others for o...

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Supreme Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Convict in Rape of Minor Under Section 376 AB IPC - Commutation of Death Sentence to Natural Life Imprisonment Maintained as Offence Deemed Barbaric Though Not Brutal, with Alternative Minimum Sentence of 20 Years Considered but Not Applied....

The Supreme Court considered a petition by a convict challenging the High Court of Madhya Pradesh's judgment dated 11.10.2018 in Criminal Appeal No.5725 of 2018 and Criminal Reference No.6/2018. The c...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Pension Benefits Case, Setting Aside High Court Order. Employee Entitled to Include Central Government Service in Qualifying Service Under Rule 25(ix) of Gujarat Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2022 as Implicit Absorption Through Technical Resignation and NOC-Based Recruitment....

The dispute concerned a government employee's entitlement to pensionary benefits encompassing service rendered under both Central and State Governments. The appellant was initially engaged as a Postal...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Murder Case Based on Unlawful Assembly and Common Object Under IPC. Appellants, who did not directly assault the deceased but were part of an unlawful assembly armed with choppers with the common object to kill the family, were held guilty under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC based on credible eyewitness testimony of injured family members....

The dispute arose from a bitter property feud between the deceased Shivanna and his brother Ramanna (A-9), which led to civil litigation. On 25 September 1999, the accused persons, including appellant...

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Supreme Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case — Appellant Gets Benefit of Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC. The Court held that a sudden quarrel over a boundary dispute without premeditation, using ordinary agricultural tools, does not constitute murder under Section 302 IPC but falls under Section 304 Part II IPC....

The present appeal arises from a conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for murder. The appellant (Accused No.2) and co-accused were convicted by the trial court and the High Court affi...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court Resolution in District Judge Recruitment Due to Illegal Alteration of Selection Criteria. Full Court's Imposition of 50% Aggregate Marks Requirement After Selection Process Violates Jharkhand Superior Judicial Service (Recruitment, Appointment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2001 and Advertised Terms, Rendering Resolution Invalid....

The dispute centered on the legality of the selection process for District Judge Cadre in Jharkhand initiated in 2022. The High Court of Jharkhand published Advertisement No. 01/2022 on 24th March 202...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Bail Appeal in Terrorism Case Under UAPA Due to Prima Facie Evidence and National Security Risks. Bail Denied as Court Found Reasonable Grounds to Believe Accusation True Under Section 43D(5) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, Based on Disclosure Statements and Terror Module Involvement....

The appeal arose from the dismissal of a bail application by the appellant, an accused in a terrorism-related case involving charges under the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Unlawful Activities (Prevent...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Husband in Murder and Causing Death of Quick Unborn Child Case Based on Dying Declaration and Witness Testimony. The court found the dying declaration recorded by a Special Executive Magistrate and testimonies of maternal relatives reliable, establishing guilt beyond reasonable doubt under Sections 302 and 316 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860....

The appeal arose from a conviction upheld by the Bombay High Court for offences under Sections 302 and 316 of the Indian Penal Code. The appellant was accused of pouring kerosene on his wife, who was ...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal and Reduces Sentence in IPC Case Due to Substantial Trial Delay. Sentence Reduced to Period Already Undergone Under Sections 323/34 and 325/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860, Considering Totality of Circumstances and Thirteen-Year Trial Span....

Supreme Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Convict in Rape of Minor Under Section 376 AB IPC - Commutation of Death Sentence to Natural Life Imprisonment Maintained as Offence Deemed Barbaric Though Not Brutal, with Alternative Minimum Sentence of 20 Years Considered but Not Applied....

Bombay High Court Allows Appeals by Acquiring Body in Land Acquisition Compensation Cases,...

Bombay High Court Dismisses NHAI Appeals in Land Acquisition Compensation Dispute — Upho...

Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Concurrent Findings in Suit for Spec...

High Court Upholds State's Authority to Charge Transfer Premium in Liquidation Proceedings...

High Court Dismisses Application Challenging Order for Data Extraction from Mobile Phone i...

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction and Death Sentence in POCSO Case Due to Credible Testimon...

Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against High Court's Reversal of Trial Court's Decree on Wi...

Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Conviction in POCSO Case Due to Insufficient Eviden...

Supreme Court Upholds Seniority of Direct Recruits Over Special Appointees in Tamil Nadu S...

Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Regarding Succession Rights Under Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1...