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Supreme Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case: Eyewitness Testimony Deemed Unreliable

Criminal Law - Appeal against conviction - Eyewitness testimony - Credibility of witnesses - Benefit of doubt - Quashing of judgment and sentence 1. ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Defective Charge and Failure to Put Incriminating Circumstances Under Section 313 CrPC. Unlawful Assembly Charge Fails as Only Four Accused Remain After Juvenile Acquittal.

The Supreme Court considered an appeal against the conviction of four accused for offences under Sections 148, 302 read with 149, and 307 read with 14...

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Supreme Court Refers Challenge to Abrogation of Article 370 to Larger Bench Due to Conflicting Precedents. The Court finds conflicting views on whether Article 370 is temporary or permanent, requiring resolution by a larger Bench.

This order by the Supreme Court of India deals with a preliminary issue in a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of two Constit...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Minimum Residual Tenure for DGP Appointment as Six Months in Police Reforms Case. The Court held that UPSC must empanel officers with at least six months residual service, not two years, to ensure merit and avoid favouritism under Article 142 of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court in this judgment dealt with an application for clarification of its earlier order dated 3rd July 2018 passed in I.A. No.25307 of 201...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Sentence for Murder Under Section 302 IPC — Conviction Based on Motive, Last Seen Evidence, and Recovery of Weapon. The court held that the chain of circumstantial evidence was complete and pointed to the guilt of the appellant.

The appellant, Sidharth @ Siddya s/o Sitaram Jadhav, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of Prakash Patil and sent...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Electrocution Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Knowledge and Common Intention. Conviction under Section 304 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove That Appellants Knew the Electric Wire Was Lethal.

The appellants, Vilas Hari Kulmethe and Laxman Kanhu Pendam, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Chandrapur, for offences under Section 3...

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High Court of Bombay Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Sole Eyewitness Testimony. The court held that the trial court's finding of not guilty was based on a plausible appreciation of evidence and not perverse, thus no interference warranted.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of the respondents (original accused) in Sessions Case No.160/1997 by the Sessions Judge, Yava...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declarations. Contradictory dying declarations cannot sustain conviction under Section 302 IPC without corroboration.

The appellant, Prakash Dattaram Chavan, was convicted by the First Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Palghar, in Sessions Case No. 139 of 2003 for the ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Six Accused in NDPS Case Due to Non-Compliance with Sections 42 and 50. Failure to Record Reasons for Search and Lack of Independent Witnesses Renders Recovery of Contraband Illegal.

The case involves six appellants who were convicted by the trial court under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) for p...