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Supreme Court of India set aside the High Court’s conviction and life sentence under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’), granting acquittal due to inconsistent dying declarations and lack of corroborative evidence.

Supreme Court of India – Acquittal Granted, Benefit of Doubt Extended a) Inconsistent dying declarations require corroboration (Para 12-14) b) ...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in POCSO and Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 363 and 376 of IPC and Section 6 of POCSO Act set aside as victim's testimony was unreliable and medical evidence did not support prosecution case.

The appellant, Sri Subramani, was convicted by the II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Kolar on 02.11.2018 in S.C.No.21/2017 for offences punis...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Rape and Murder of Minor, Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment Without Remission. The Court held that the case does not fall within the 'rarest of rare' category for death penalty, but the appellant must serve life imprisonment without remission.

The appellant was convicted by the Trial Court under Sections 302 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Suppression of Evidence and Doubt Over Cause of Death. Death from cardiac arrest ten days after assault not conclusively linked to injuries; prosecution failed to explain accused's injuries and suppressed genesis of incident.

The appellant, Chaitram s/o Sitaram Pachare, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Bhandara, in Sessions Trial No.53/2016 for the murder of ...

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Supreme Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Celebratory Firing Case — Appellant's Act of Firing Gun at Roof During Marriage Ceremony Lacked Intention to Kill, Attracts Section 304 Part II IPC

The Supreme Court considered an appeal against the conviction of Bhagwan Singh under Sections 302 and 307 IPC for causing the death of two persons and...

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High Court of Bombay Holds That Opinion for Premature Release Under Section 432 Cr.P.C. Must Be Sought from the Court That Convicted the Accused. Conviction by High Court in Appeal Reversing Acquittal Makes High Court the Convicting Court for Purposes of Section 432(2) Cr.P.C.

The petitioner, convicted for murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, sought premature release after completing over 12 years of actual imprisonmen...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Failure to Prove Common Intention. Conviction under Section 302 read with 34 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to establish the presence of all accused at the scene and the common intention to cause death.

The judgment arises from three appeals against a common judgment and order dated 14.2.2008 of the learned Sessions Judge, Pandharpur, in Sessions Case...