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Supreme Court altered Conviction to U/s 304-II of IPC from Under Section 302 IPC for Murdering Two Minor Daughters -- Eyewitness Testimony and Medical Evidence Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt

The Supreme Court partly allowed the criminal appeal filed by Appellants against her conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for murderi...

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Conviction under Sections 302/149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) set aside — Benefit of doubt granted — Prosecution failed to establish the accused’s involvement beyond reasonable doubt.

Sole testimony of an interested witness without independent corroboration cannot form the basis for conviction (Para 18) Failure to seize crucial evi...

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Supreme Court Reinstates Conviction in Wife’s Murder Case, Overturns High Court’s Acquittal. Tagline Child Witness’s Testimony Deemed Reliable; Circumstantial Evidence and Accused’s Silence Under Section 106 of Evidence Act Seal Conviction

Child Witness : Competency, Tutoring, Corroboration-The Supreme Court held that the testimony of a child witness is admissible if the child is c...

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Acquittal in Murder Case: Supreme Court Overturns Convictions Due to Lack of Evidence. Appellants acquitted after 10 years of imprisonment; sole eyewitness testimony deemed unreliable.

The Supreme Court acquitted Accused Nos. 3 (Saheb s/o Maroti Bhumre) and 5 (Sitaram Pandurang Gabare), who were convicted under Sections 148, 302, and...

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High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Eyewitness Testimony. The Bombay High Court at Goa sets aside the conviction of Hira Lohar in a 2016 murder case, citing insufficient evidence and the unreliable testimony of the sole eyewitness.

  Allegation: Hira Lohar allegedly murdered Bishnath Mehar by strangling him with a rope and then stabbing him with a sharp weapon. Convict...

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Supreme Court Evaluates Custodial Death Case with Doubts on Conviction Validity. Gujarat High Court's Judgment Reducing Conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide Faces Scrutiny in Light of Inconsistent Evidence and Testimonies

The appeal concerns the judgment dated 13th February 2017 by the Division Bench of the High Court of Gujarat in Criminal Appeal No. 210 of 1997, which...

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Consideration of Mitigating Circumstances in a Criminal Appeal. Examining the Impact of Personal History and Lengthy Incarceration on Sentencing

Case concerning a convict accused of the offense punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The appellant, who was married to the deceased...

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Supreme Court Modifies Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide. Accused Released After Over a Decade in Jail; Co-Accused Acquitted.

The Supreme Court of India has modified the conviction of the appellant from murder (Section 302 IPC) to culpable homicide not amounting to murder (Se...