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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Rape and Murder Case — Review Petition Allowed in Open Court. Court Holds That Life Imprisonment Is the Rule and Death Sentence an Exception, and Mitigating Circumstances Must Be Considered Even in Heinous Crimes.

The Supreme Court of India heard a review petition filed by Md. Mannan @ Abdul Mannan, who had been convicted for the rape and murder of an eight-year...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Rape Case Due to Compromise and Marriage Between Parties — No Prima Facie Case Found as Couple Living Together.

The petitioner, Ravindra Laxman Ghogardare, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court at Aurangabad seeking quashing of FIR No. I266...

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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in Rape Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence and Delay in FIR. The court held that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case under Sections 376, 354, 509, 504, 201, 34 IPC, and granted bail under Section 439 CrPC.

The applicant, John Fernandes, was accused of rape and other offenses under the Indian Penal Code. The incident allegedly occurred on December 2, 2009...

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High Court of Bombay Adjudicates Appeal by Accused in Murder Case — Court Frames Issues on Circumstantial Evidence, Delay in FIR, and Homicidal Nature of Death.

This criminal appeal arose from the judgment of the Sessions Judge, Parbhani in Sessions Trial No. 52 of 2011 convicting the appellant under Sections ...

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High Court of Karnataka Hears Appeal Against Conviction and Reference for Confirmation of Death Sentence in Kidnap, Rape and Murder of Minor Girl. Court Considers Whether Evidence Justified Conviction Under IPC and POCSO Act and If Death Sentence Should Be Confirmed Under Section 366 CrPC.

The High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, considered a criminal appeal and a death sentence reference arising from the conviction of Manjunathgouda ...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Cheating Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Deception. Conviction under Section 417 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove that accused made false promise with intent to deceive complainant.

The appellant, Shankar, was convicted by the I Additional Sessions Judge, Dakshina Kannada, Mangalore, in S.C. No. 78/2005 for the offence punishable ...

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High Court of Bombay Reviews Convictions and Death Sentence in Sexual Abuse of Mentally Challenged Girls at Children’s Home. Prosecution Established Charges Under IPC and Juvenile Justice Act for Rape, Unnatural Offences, and Assault Against Inmates, Leading to Appeals and Confirmation of Death Penalty.

The case arose from a suo motu public interest litigation initiated by the Bombay High Court after a newspaper report exposed the poor conditions in c...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Constitutional Validity of Section 53-A CrPC for Medical Examination of Accused in Rape Cases. Challenge to police notice for medical examination dismissed as Section 53-A is not violative of Article 20(3) or Article 21 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Shreemad Jagadguru Shankaracharya Shree Shree Raghaveshwara Bharati Swamiji, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the C...