Search Results for "Life imprisonment"

98 result(s) found

Scroll Down To Discover

Found 98 result(s)

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Dismissed Appeals of Convicts – Life Imprisonment Confirmed. Conviction Under Sections 148 and 302 Read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Accused’s Plea of Alibi Rejected

Consistent and corroborated eyewitness testimonies established the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt. Plea of alibi must be conclusive...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

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) ...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Conviction under Sections 302/149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) set aside — Benefit of doubt granted — Prosecution failed to establish the accused’s involvement beyond reasonable doubt.

Sole testimony of an interested witness without independent corroboration cannot form the basis for conviction (Para 18) Failure to seize crucial evi...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Acquittal in Murder Case Based on Incomplete Circumstantial Evidence. Supreme Court Overturns Conviction Due to Broken Chain of Circumstantial Evidence and Lack of Motive

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and acquitted the appellant of all charges. The Court held that the prosecution failed to establish a complete ...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Addresses Misconduct by Advocates-on-Record and Senior Advocates; Calls for Reforms in Senior Advocate Designation Process

Court Emphasizes Ethical Standards, Accountability, and the Need for Robust Guidelines to Uphold Integrity in the Legal Profession The court recalle...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Policy Strategy for Grant of Bail – Constitutional and Statutory Powers on Remission – Procedural Safeguards for Grant and Revocation.

Judicial Examination of Remission Powers – Interpretation of Section 432, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and Section 473, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraks...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Acquittal in Circumstantial Evidence Case – Conviction Set Aside

Supreme Court Held – Failure to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt – Chain of Circumstantial Evidence Incomplete – Appellant Acquitted (Par...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Attempted Murder Case: Appellate Court’s Power to Modify Sentence Limited by Statutory Maximum – Life Imprisonment Reduced to 7 Years Rigorous Imprisonment

The appellant attacked his mother-in-law with a billhook, causing grievous injuries. The Trial Court imposed life imprisonment under Section 307 ...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Acquits Accused Due to Unreliable Extra-Judicial Confession. Suspicion, However Strong, Cannot Replace Proof – Conviction Set Aside.

Constitution of India, 1950 – Indian Evidence Act, 1872 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Indian Penal Code, 1860 Extra-Judicial Confession ...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

SC Acquits Man Accused of Murder Due to Unreliable Eyewitness Testimony Absence of credible eyewitnesses and material contradictions in prosecution evidence lead to acquittal.

The Supreme Court set aside the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC, emphasizing that the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond a rea...