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Matrimonial Dispute: Appellant's Offer of Lump Sum Alimony Upholds Supreme Court's Decree of Divorce

This case concerns a long-standing matrimonial dispute between the appellant-husband and respondent-wife, who have been separated since 2008. The marr...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Juvenile Board's Decision to Try Older Juvenile as Adult in Murder Case — Section 15 of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 Requires Individualized Assessment of Physical and Mental Capacity to Commit Offence.

The case involves two juveniles, aged 17.5 years and 16.5 years, accused of murdering a three-and-half-year-old child. The Juvenile Justice Board, aft...

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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 Upholds Life Sentence for Grandson in Murder of 82-Year-Old Grandmother over Property Dispute. Circumstantial Evidence Including Motive, Last Seen, Extra-Judicial Confession, and Recovery of Weapon Sufficient to Convict Under Section 302 IPC.

The appellant, Sagar Dwarkanath Patil, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his 82-year-old grandmother, Smt. Pa...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Sole Eyewitness Testimony. Conviction under Sections 302 and 201 IPC Set Aside as Evidence of Interested Witness Was Contradictory and Improbable.

The appellant, Kalam Gulab Patel, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Karad, for the murder of his cousin Sikandar Ismail Patel under Sect...