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Gujarat High Court Confirms Death Sentence for Rape and Murder of 9-Year-Old Child Under POCSO Act and IPC. The court held that the case falls within the 'rarest of rare' category due to the brutal nature of the crime and the vulnerability of the victim.

The case involves the confirmation of a death sentence awarded to the appellant, Pradip Rajesh Rajkumar Gupta, by the Additional Sessions Court at Val...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Sentence for Murder of Wife Over Burnt Meat. Conviction under Section 302 IPC based on dying declaration and circumstantial evidence held sustainable.

The appellant, Suresh Madhukar Shendre, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Chandrapur, for the murder of his wife, Chhaya, under Section ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Circumstantial Evidence and Failure to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Conviction for Murder of Wife Based on Confession and Circumstantial Evidence Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Establish Complete Chain of Circumstances.

The appellant, Mahavir Raghunathrao Hulungare, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Mumbai, for the murder of his wife Lata under S...

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Supreme Court Upholds Life Imprisonment of BSF Constable for Murder, Rejects Plea of Private Defence. Evidence of Post-Mortem and Eyewitnesses Showed Deceased Was Made to Crouch and Shot Twice, Negating Claim of Self-Defence Under Section 46 of BSF Act, 1968 and Section 302 IPC.

The appellant, a Constable in the Border Security Force (BSF), was convicted under Section 46 of the BSF Act, 1968 for murder punishable under Section...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Attempt to Murder Case — Prosecution Fails to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Evidence of Injured Witnesses Found Inconsistent and Contradictory, Leading to Benefit of Doubt to Accused.

The State of Karnataka, represented by the Arakere Police, filed an appeal under Section 378(1) and (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, again...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Witness Evidence. Property Dispute Led to Fatal Attack but Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 20th May 1995 passed by the learned IInd Additional Sessions Judge, Kolhapur in...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Employer's Petition Challenging Reinstatement of Employees in Industrial Dispute Under Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946. Employer Failed to Prove Voluntary Abandonment of Service; Termination Without Specific Order Held Illegal.

The petitioner, M/s. Empire Dyeing, a textile processing company, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging a c...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Police Constable in Culpable Homicide Case — Right of Private Defence Established. Appellant's firing held justified as he acted in self-defence and in discharge of duty to rescue an auto-rickshaw driver from assault.

The appellant, Abhang Ramu Holkar, a police constable attached to MIDC Police Station, was convicted under Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Cod...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration and Weak Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The appellant, Shivaji Yadav Kedar, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Dhule, for the murder of his wife Jamunabai under Section 302 of t...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Three Accused for Murder Under Section 302 IPC — Life Imprisonment Confirmed Based on Credible Eyewitness Testimony and Medical Evidence. Common Intention Established Under Section 34 IPC for Fatal Assault During Altercation.

The judgment concerns two criminal appeals filed by three accused persons convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of Rajes...