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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 302 IPC in Land Dispute Homicide Case. Premeditation and Use of Deadly Weapons Establish Murder – Appeal Dismissed

Premeditation and Intent: Armed trespass and targeting a vital body part (head) with deadly weapons conclusively proved murder under Section 302 IPC (...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Evidence and Lack of Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Conviction under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 Overturned as Witness Testimonies Were Inconsistent and Failed to Inspire Confidence.

The appeal arose from a murder conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, where the appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment by ...

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Supreme Court Set Aside High Court’s Conviction Order – Mere Presence at the Scene of Crime Not Sufficient to Prove Unlawful Assembly. High Court erred in reversing the acquittal – No cogent evidence to establish participation in rioting – Conviction unsustainable in law

Unlawful Assembly Requires Participation – Mere presence in a riot-affected area does not automatically make a person part of the unlawful assembly ...

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Supreme Court Modified Conviction from Section 302 IPC to Section 304 Part I IPC Due to Lack of Premeditation. Sudden Fight Over Agricultural Land Dispute—No Premeditation—Conviction Altered to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder

A sudden fight without premeditation, even if leading to death, does not constitute murder under Section 302 IPC but falls under Section 304 IPC. Test...

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Supreme Court upheld the summoning of additional accused post-trial conclusion, emphasizing the High Court’s revisional powers and the necessity of fresh trials to ensure justice.

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 319 — Summoning of Additional Accused Post-Trial Conclusion Held Valid — Reiteration of Revi...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court's Stay on Discharge Order — Upholds Liberty of Accused. Apex Court Reaffirms Higher Pedestal of Discharged Accused — Lays Down Strict Parameters for Stay on Discharge Orders

Supreme Court quashed the High Court’s stay and surrender order — Held that stay on discharge orders should only be granted in rare and exceptiona...

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Supreme Court Reinstates Conviction in Wife’s Murder Case, Overturns High Court’s Acquittal. Tagline Child Witness’s Testimony Deemed Reliable; Circumstantial Evidence and Accused’s Silence Under Section 106 of Evidence Act Seal Conviction

Child Witness : Competency, Tutoring, Corroboration-The Supreme Court held that the testimony of a child witness is admissible if the child is c...

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Supreme Court Transfers Investigation of Custodial Death to CBI and Grants Bail to Sole Eye-Witness in Madhya Pradesh Police Torture Case. Court finds local police involvement and threat to witness justify transfer of investigation and release of Gangaram Pardhi on bail.

The Supreme Court heard an appeal by special leave against the High Court of Madhya Pradesh's order dated 20th December 2024, which denied bail to Gan...