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Madras High Court Sets Aside Guardian Appointment in Suit for Declaration of Title and Recovery of Possession — Emphasizes Need for Current Medical Assessment Under Order 32 Rule 15 CPC. The court held that stale medical records from 2016 are insufficient to appoint a guardian for a person of unsound mind without examining the person or obtaining a current medical certificate.

10 Feb 2026

The civil revision petition challenged an order of the III Additional Subordinate Judge, Coimbatore, allowing an application (IA No. 155 of 2016 in OS...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Interprets Scope of 'Child' under POCSO Act in Appeal Concerning Mentally Challenged Victim. Mental Age of Adult with Cerebral Palsy Considered for Applicability of Special Procedures under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

1 Aug 2026

The case concerned a criminal appeal by the prosecutrix, a 38-year-old woman suffering from cerebral palsy (R. Hemiparesis), through her mother. An FI...

High Court

Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal of Accused in Murder Case on Ground of Insanity. Paranoid Schizophrenia Established Under Section 84 IPC — Act Done Without Knowledge of Nature or Wrongfulness.

27 Jan 2022

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 29.05.2003 of the learned ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Sangli, in Sessions...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Appeal of Convict in Murder Case Due to Benefit of Doubt on Insanity Plea. Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Mens Rea Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

18 Dec 2020

The appellant, Ramchandra Shenfadu Patil, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Amalner in Sessions Case No.26/2009 for the murder of his mo...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Convicted Offender in Murder Case Due to Unsoundness of Mind Under Section 84 IPC. Appellant's act of killing brother and injuring another held to be act of person incapable of knowing nature of act by reason of unsoundness of mind.

17 Dec 2021

The appellant, Rajendra Adakuji Choudhary, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Chandrapur in Sessions Case No.84/2014 for offenses under S...

High Court

Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case on Ground of Insanity. Accused Found to Have Committed Act While Suffering from Schizophrenia, Entitled to Benefit of Section 84 IPC.

21 Dec 2017

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of the respondent, Sheshrao Sonaji Jadhav, who was charged with murder under Section 302 IPC f...

High Court

Bombay High Court Upholds Life Conviction for Murder Despite Insanity Plea — Bipolar Mood Disorder Not Proven to Cause Incapacity to Know Nature of Act. Section 84 IPC Exception Rejected as Appellant Failed to Establish Legal Insanity at Time of Offence.

29 Jul 2015

The appellant, Sarjerao Rambhau Machale, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune for murder under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life i...

High Court

Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Husband for Murder of Wife — Insanity Defense Rejected. The court held that the accused failed to prove legal insanity under Section 84 IPC, as the evidence did not establish incapacity to know the nature of the act at the time of the offence.

6 Sep 2017

The appellant, Santosh Bhatambrekar, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his wife, Surekha, a medical doctor. T...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Clarifies Legal Insanity Defence Under Section 84 IPC and Burden of Proof Under Section 105 Evidence Act. The court held that insanity must be legal, not medical, to exempt from criminal liability, with the accused bearing the burden of proof on a preponderance of probabilities standard.

12 Jan 2023

The judgment involved an appeal where the appellant raised the plea of insanity under Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, seeking reversal of a...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Complainant's Appeal Against High Court Order Permitting Additional Evidence on Insanity Plea in Murder Case. High Court's Order Set Aside as Issue of Mental Fitness at Time of Incident Was Already Concluded by Earlier Orders.

6 Dec 2022

The case arises from a criminal appeal filed by the complainant, Lakhan Singh, against an order of the High Court of Delhi. The High Court had allowed...

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