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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.

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...

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Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty for Accused in Rape and Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Sections 302 and 376 IPC sustained as witness testimonies were trustworthy and chain of circumstances was complete, applying last seen theory and Section 106 Evidence Act.

The Supreme Court of India heard a criminal appeal by an accused convicted under Sections 302 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for the rape and...

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Supreme Court Quashes Summons Against Accused Not Named in Police Report Under Section 190(1)(b) CrPC. Magistrate Cannot Summon Persons Not Named in Police Report or Column (2) of Report, Proper Course is Under Section 319 CrPC After Evidence Collection.

The Supreme Court addressed an appeal concerning the power of a Magistrate to summon an individual not named in a police report under Section 190(1)(b...