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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The appellant, Chandu @ Chandrashekhar Prabhakar Sarode, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his wife Rupali and sentenced to life i...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Homicide Case Based on Conspiracy and Exhortation Evidence. Municipal Councillor's Role in Attack Leading to Death Established Under Section 304 Part II Read with Section 120B Indian Penal Code, 1860, Despite Acquittal of Co-accused.

The case involved an appeal by the sixth accused, a Municipal Councillor, against his conviction for offenses including conspiracy and culpable homici...

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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 of Police Inspector for Custodial Death but Modifies Offence from Murder to Culpable Homicide. Death of an accused in police custody due to multiple injuries inflicted by police officers resulted in conviction under Section 304 Part I IPC instead of Section 302 IPC.

The case pertains to the custodial death of Jeeva, who surrendered at Amraiwadi Police Station on 10th June 1992. The appellant, Vinod Jaswantray Vyas...

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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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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Part, Alters Conviction from Culpable Homicide to Voluntarily Causing Hurt by Dangerous Weapons. Medical Negligence Intervening Cause Breaks Chain of Causation for Death Under Section 304 Part II IPC.

The appellants, Hari, Rameshwar, and Tulsiram Giri, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Washim, in Sessions Trial No.35/2000 for offences...

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Karnataka High Court Considers Appeals Against Conviction for Murder and State's Appeal for Fine. Case Involves Issues of Identity, Motive, and Recovery Under Sections 302 and 34 IPC.

The appeals arose from the judgment of the Fast Track (Sessions) Judge-V, Bengaluru City, in S.C. No. 1199/2012, convicting the accused under Section ...