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Supreme Court Considers Appeals Against Convictions in Honour Killing Case Involving Inter-Caste Marriage. Multiple Accused Challenged Convictions Under Sections 302/149 IPC and SC/ST Act Provisions for Murder and Atrocities Against Dalit Victim.

The Supreme Court considered appeals challenging the Madras High Court's judgment dated 08.06.2022, which had modified convictions and sentences in a ...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction and Death Sentence in Triple Murder Case Under IPC Sections 302, 201, 506B. The court affirmed the conviction based on reliable ocular evidence and upheld death penalty due to brutal nature of murders involving severance of necks of three relatives.

The Supreme Court of India heard a criminal appeal challenging the conviction and death sentence imposed on the appellant for the murders of three rel...

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Supreme Court Quashes Bail Orders in Murder Case Due to Non-Speaking Orders and Failure to Consider Crime Seriousness. High Court Erred in Granting Bail Without Assessing Brutality of Offence and Implications of Section 149 IPC in Case Involving 26 Injuries on Deceased.

The Supreme Court heard appeals filed by the original informant and brother of the deceased against the Rajasthan High Court's orders granting bail to...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Juvenile Board's Decision to Try Older Juvenile as Adult in Murder Case — Section 15 of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 Requires Individualized Assessment of Physical and Mental Capacity to Commit Offence.

The case involves two juveniles, aged 17.5 years and 16.5 years, accused of murdering a three-and-half-year-old child. The Juvenile Justice Board, aft...

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Bombay High Court Directs Reconsideration of Premature Release for Life Convict Under Government Resolution Guidelines. Classification of Convict Under Clause 4 of Annexure-I to Government Resolution Dated 15th March 2010 Must Be Based on Findings in Judgment of Conviction.

The petitioner, Shri Vitthal Pundalik Zendge, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Mumbai on 8th June 1999 for offences under Secti...

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Bombay High Court Confirms Death Sentence for Accused in Rape and Murder of Two-Year-Old Child. The court upheld the conviction under Section 302 IPC, Section 376A IPC, and Section 6 of POCSO Act, finding the crime to be in the 'rarest of rare' category.

The case involves the confirmation of a death sentence and an appeal against conviction for the rape and murder of a two-year-old child. The incident ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition of Life Convict Seeking Premature Release — State's Order Requiring 26 Years Imprisonment Set Aside. Court holds that Government Resolution dated 15th March 2010 requires specific finding of exceptional violence to deny premature release after 14 years.

The petitioner, Santosh @ Sonu Balram Jadhav, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to life imprisonment on 21st July...