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Supreme Court Hears Appeals by Accused Against Conviction for Murder of IOC Officer — Admissibility of Confessional Statements Under Section 25 of Evidence Act Challenged. Confessional Statements Made to Non-Investigating Police Officers Argued as Inadmissible Under Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

These appeals arose from the conviction of several accused for the murder of S. Manjunath, a Sales Officer with Indian Oil Corporation, who had inspec...

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Madras High Court Delivers Judgment on Death Sentence Confirmation in POCSO Case Involving Sexual Assault of Three Minor Girls. The Court Considers Reliability of Minor Victims’ Testimony, Delay in FIR, and Definition of Penetrative Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act.

The High Court of Madras (Madurai Bench) delivered a common judgment in a referred trial (RT(MD) No.4 of 2026) for confirmation of death sentence and ...

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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 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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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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Supreme Court Reduces Life Sentence to 10 Years in Culpable Homicide Case - Conviction Under Section 304 Part-I IPC Maintained. No Premeditation and Intoxication Considered Mitigating Factors for Sentence Reduction.

The appellant, Kishan Singh, was convicted by the Trial Court under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Govind Singh and sentenced to life imprisonment....

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder and Cruelty Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration and Incomplete Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Sections 302 and 498A IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The appellant, Huligappa, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Bagalkot, in S.C. No. 27/2011 for offences under Sections 498A and 302 IPC for the alle...