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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Hostile Witnesses and Lack of Evidence. Conviction under Section 354-A IPC, Section 363/511 IPC, and Section 8 POCSO Act Set Aside as Prosecution Fails to Prove Case Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The case arises from an incident on 26 January 2016, when the informant, a 16-year-old girl, along with her cousin sister, was walking to school for R...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Nigerian National in NDPS Case — 13-Year Rigorous Imprisonment Affirmed. Conscious possession of 2.5 kg heroin in checked-in baggage established; presumption under Section 35 NDPS Act not rebutted.

The appellant, Okacha Mike, a Nigerian national aged 68 years, was convicted by the Special Judge under the NDPS Act for offences punishable under Sec...

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High Court of Karnataka Adjudicates Death Sentence Confirmation and Appeals against Conviction in 2000 Church Bomb Blast. Accused were convicted under Sections 120-B, 121-A, 124-A, 153-A IPC by Trial Court for conspiracy and bomb blast at St. Peter and Paul Church, Bangalore.

The High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru heard together a criminal reference for confirmation of death sentence and two criminal appeals arising from ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petition in Death Sentence Case Under IPC Sections 302 and 449 - Review jurisdiction limited to errors apparent on the record; no rehearing or re-appreciation of evidence permitted under Article 137 of the Constitution and Supreme Court Rules, 2013.

The Supreme Court of India, in a review petition filed under Article 137 of the Constitution, dismissed a challenge to its earlier judgment affirming ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Rioting and Grievous Hurt Case Due to Unreliable Identification and Inconsistent Medical Evidence. Conviction under Sections 147, 148, 326 read with 149 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove individual overt acts and common object beyond reasonable doubt.

The case arises from an incident on 18th June 1993 at about 8:00 p.m. in village Panaj, Tahsil Akot, District Akola, where a group of 13-15 persons al...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Rape Case Based on Consent and Promise of Marriage — Failure to Prove Ingredients of Rape Under Section 375 IPC. Evidence of Victim Contradictory and Medical Evidence Inconsistent with Prosecution Story.

The applicant, Pravin @ Shrikrishna Chandrakant Marathe, was convicted by the Assistant Sessions Judge, Sindhudurg, for offences under Sections 376, 4...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Rape on False Promise of Marriage and Abetment of Miscarriage in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Consent vitiated by misconception of fact under Section 375 IPC; conviction under Sections 376 and 312 IPC restored.

The case involves an appeal by Mukesh Kumar Yadav against the judgment of the High Court at Calcutta (Circuit Bench at Port Blair) dated 23.04.2026, w...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows Revision, Reduces Sentence in Unlawful Assembly and Grievous Hurt Case. Constructive Liability Under Section 149 IPC Upheld for Accused Who Joined Armed Assembly Without Active Participation.

The case arises from a criminal revision application filed by five accused challenging their conviction and sentence by the Judicial Magistrate First ...