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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder and Robbery Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction Based on Uncorroborated Child Witness and Unreliable Recoveries Set Aside Under Sections 302, 394 IPC.

The case pertains to the murder of five women in village Khapridih, Chhattisgarh, on 17.12.2012. The appellants, Digamber Vaishnav and Girdhari Vaishn...

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Supreme Court Restores Sentence in Parricide Case: High Court's Reduction to Period Already Undergone Set Aside. Proportionality in Sentencing Reaffirmed for Offence Under Section 304 Part II IPC.

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which, while upholding the conviction of the respondent Sur...

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Supreme Court Upholds Preferential Right of Heir Under Section 22 of Hindu Succession Act in Agricultural Land Dispute. Section 22 Applies to Agricultural Land as Succession is a Concurrent Subject and Section 4(2) Omission Confirms Uniform Application.

The appeal arose from a dispute between two brothers, Santokh Singh and Nathu Ram, who inherited agricultural land from their father. An arrangement f...

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Supreme Court Upholds Reinstatement of Teacher in Private Aided School — Writ Maintainable Against Body Performing Public Duty. Termination Without Prior Approval of Education Authority Held Illegal Under Delhi School Education Act, 1973.

The appeal arose from a dispute between Marwari Balika Vidyalaya (appellant-school) and Asha Srivastava (respondent-teacher). The respondent was appoi...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Rape Despite 7-Month Delay in Filing FIR — Delay Explained by Threats and Social Stigma. The Court held that the prosecutrix's testimony was credible and corroborated by extra-judicial confessions, and the delay was satisfactorily explained.

The appellant, Parkash Chand, was convicted by the trial court under Sections 376 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code for committing rape on the prosecut...