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Supreme Court Reinstates Conviction in 40-Year-Old Child Rape Case, Overturns High Court’s Acquittal. Silence of a Traumatized Child Witness Not Fatal to Prosecution Case – Medical and Circumstantial Evidence Sufficient for Conviction

Child Witness and Trauma-Induced Silence: The Court held that the silence of a traumatized child victim cannot be used against the prosecution. The ab...

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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 Dismissed Criminal Appeals, Upheld Conviction and Sentence of Life Imprisonment Under Section 302 Read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Division Bench Confirmed the Conviction — Dying Declaration of Deceased Held Reliable

Application of Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Common Intention of the Accused Persons Duly Proved — Dying Declaration Accepted ...

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Supreme Court of India Cancels Bail of Two Accused in Dowry Death Case. Apex Court Emphasizes the Need for Stricter Judicial Scrutiny in Cases Involving Alleged Dowry Deaths — Calls for Expeditious Trial

The Court underscored the need for heightened judicial vigilance in cases of dowry deaths and the importance of considering the broader societal impac...

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Conviction under Sections 302/149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) set aside — Benefit of doubt granted — Prosecution failed to establish the accused’s involvement beyond reasonable doubt.

Sole testimony of an interested witness without independent corroboration cannot form the basis for conviction (Para 18) Failure to seize crucial evi...

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Acquittal in Stalking Case Under Section 354-D of the Indian Penal Code. Acquittal of the appellant due to insufficient evidence and failure to establish the offence of stalking.

The term ‘repeatedly’ in Section 354-D of the IPC requires recurring acts over a continuous period, which the prosecution failed to establish. De...

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Supreme Court Acquitted the Appellant Convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 Due to Unreliable Circumstantial Evidence and Procedural Lapses by the Trial Court.

Conviction Quashed – Appellant Acquitted – Lack of Proof of Last Seen Together – Omissions in Testimonies – Procedural Errors in Contradicting...

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Conviction Reversed – Prosecution Failed to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Supreme Court Set Aside Conviction Under Section 302 and Section 109 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Deficiencies in Evidence and Delay in Witness Statements Raised Doubt – Appellant Released.

Supreme Court found material contradictions and inconsistencies in the prosecution’s case. The delay in witness statements was unexplained, raising...