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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Attempted Murder Case: Appellate Court’s Power to Modify Sentence Limited by Statutory Maximum – Life Imprisonment Reduced to 7 Years Rigorous Imprisonment

The appellant attacked his mother-in-law with a billhook, causing grievous injuries. The Trial Court imposed life imprisonment under Section 307 ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused Due to Lack of Conclusive Evidence. Recovery Process Flawed – Chain of Circumstances Broken – Conviction Set Aside

Circumstantial Evidence and Burden of Proof – Whether the prosecution established an unbroken chain of circumstances proving the guilt of the accuse...

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Long Incarceration and Right to Speedy Trial – Bail Granted. High Court of Judicature at Bombay emphasized the fundamental right to speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, granting bail due to prolonged incarceration.

The Court acknowledged the Applicant’s long incarceration and the fundamental right to speedy justice. It noted that the case was based on circumsta...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused Due to Unreliable Extra-Judicial Confession. Suspicion, However Strong, Cannot Replace Proof – Conviction Set Aside.

Constitution of India, 1950 – Indian Evidence Act, 1872 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Indian Penal Code, 1860 Extra-Judicial Confession ...

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SC Acquits Man Accused of Murder Due to Unreliable Eyewitness Testimony Absence of credible eyewitnesses and material contradictions in prosecution evidence lead to acquittal.

The Supreme Court set aside the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC, emphasizing that the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond a rea...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court’s Overreach: Acquittal Restored, Compensation Granted. Judicial Overreach in Revisional Jurisdiction Results in Unlawful Conviction—Supreme Court Reaffirms Limits on High Court Powers and Ensures Justice for the Wrongfully Convicted.

Acts and Sections Discussed: Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302 (Murder) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) – Sections 401...

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Constable Acquitted in Murder Case – Absence of Common Intention Precludes Conviction.

Constitution of India – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Arms Act, 1959Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC – Sect...

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Supreme Court Acquits Chandrabhan Sudam Sanap – Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Failure of the prosecution to establish an unbroken chain of circumstantial evidence led to the acquittal of the accused in a case involving abduction, sexual assault, and murder.

Major Acts Discussed: Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 21 (Right to Life and Personal Liberty) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – S...

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"Supreme Court Rejects Interim Bail for Electoral Campaigning by Mohd. Tahir Hussain" "Court upholds public interest over electoral aspirations of an accused in cases of grave public disorder."

The Supreme Court of India dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by Mohd. Tahir Hussain seeking interim bail to campaign for the Delhi Assembly ele...

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"Justice Upheld: Supreme Court Convicts Four in Coordinated Fatal Assault" The judgment reaffirms that minor discrepancies in evidence cannot overshadow substantive guilt.

The Supreme Court of India affirmed the conviction of four appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the IPC, overturning the trial court's...