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Appeal against the reduction of conviction from Section 302 to Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s decision considering the medical evidence, lapse of time, and the age of the accused.

Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Section 302 – Section 304 Part II – Reduction of conviction – Causation and medical evidence –...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Convictions in Workplace Electrocution Case – Appellants Discharged

Safety Measures and Employer Liability – Apex Court Emphasizes Absence of Prima Facie Case Under Indian Penal Code, 1860 a) The essential ingredien...

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Supreme Court Upholds Life Imprisonment in Politically Motivated Murder Case. Political Rivalry Escalates to Murder: Supreme Court Affirms Conviction Under Section 302 IPC.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Kunhimuhammed @ Kunheethu challenging his conviction and life sentence for murder under Section 302 IPC. The...

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"Acquittal on Grounds of Lack of Conclusive Circumstantial Evidence" "When suspicion remains, conviction cannot stand: the chain of circumstantial evidence must be complete and unbroken."

1. Factual Background Incident Date: February 2, 1997. Victim's Death: Due to head injuries caused by blunt and sharp-edged weapons. Discov...

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"Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Modified to Section 304 Part I IPC – Benefit of Doubt Granted" "Lack of premeditation and evidence of sudden provocation results in reduced sentence from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder."

  Conviction and Sentence:The appellant was initially convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for murder and sentenced to lif...

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High Court Upholds Life Sentence for Murder in Familial Dispute. "No Exception to Premeditation: Brutality and Deliberation Deny Leniency"

The case is a criminal appeal against the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Nagpur, convicting the appellants, Kamlesh and Shekhar Dubey, und...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal, Upholds Armed Forces Tribunal’s Acquittal of Air Force Officer. No Evidence Found of Intent to Cause Death in Confinement-Related Incident; Tribunal’s Decision Stands.

  Case Background: (Para 1-2): The respondent, along with four Air Force officers, was tried by a General Court Martial (GCM) on charges, inc...

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Supreme Court Modifies Conviction to Section 304 Part I IPC in Light of Sudden Provocation "Justice tempered by circumstance: Supreme Court reduces conviction from murder to culpable homicide."

Acts and Sections Discussed: Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) Section 302 – Punishment for Murder Section 304 Part I – Culpable Homicide not a...

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Supreme Court Partially Commutes Death Sentence in Gruesome Honor Killing Case. Appellant's death penalty reduced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment without remission in a case involving the murder of his pregnant daughter.

The Supreme Court reviewed the death sentence awarded to the appellant, who was convicted of murdering his pregnant daughter in an apparent honor kill...

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High Court Quashes Sessions Judge's Suo Moto Revision in Arrest Case. The Bombay High Court set aside the Sessions Judge's use of suo moto powers in a matter involving a female accused's night-time arrest.

The Bombay High Court at Nagpur, in the case of Shahrukh Ziya Mohammad vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors., addressed the propriety of a Sessions Jud...