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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Railway Property Act Case Due to Lack of Maintainability. State of Maharashtra cannot appeal acquittal under Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966 as only the Central Government or complainant can file such appeal.

The respondent, Nizamuddin Kutubuddin Ansari, was prosecuted along with four others under Section 3(a) of the Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) A...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Railway Platform Inspector Convicted for Bribery Under Prevention of Corruption Act. Conviction Upheld Despite Defective Sanction from Incompetent Authority, Quashing of First Proceedings No Bar to Retrial, Irregularity in Recording Evidence Cured Under S. 537 CrPC.

The case concerned a platform inspector employed by the North Eastern Railway who was prosecuted for accepting a bribe of Rs. 15 and a bottle of liquo...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Murder Case Upholding Conviction Based on Circumstantial Evidence. Statement to Village Mukhiya Held Admissible and Inculpatory Part Relied Upon to Prove Guilt Under Section 302 IPC.

The Supreme Court of India dismissed a criminal appeal by special leave against a judgment of the Patna High Court which had convicted the appellant o...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Adjudicates Appeal by Accused Convicted under Section 302 IPC for Murder Based on Circumstantial Evidence. Trial Court Convicted the Accused Based on 12 Circumstances Including Extrajudicial Confessions and Discovery of Dead Body.

The appeal challenges the judgment and order dated 02/09/2009 by the Additional Sessions Judge-I, South Goa, Margao in Sessions Case No.6/2008 convict...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder and Conspiracy Case Due to Lack of Evidence. Conviction Based on Confessional Statements of Co-Accused Without Independent Witnesses or Test Identification Parade Held Unsustainable Under Section 120-B IPC.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Parveen @ Sonu against the judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which had upheld his conviction for o...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Attempt to Murder in Communal Riots Case — Sentence Enhanced to Seven Years. The Court affirmed that identification by injured eyewitness and recovery of weapons on appellant's confession were sufficient to prove guilt under Section 307 read with Section 114 IPC.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Mustak @ Kanio Ahmed Shaikh against the judgment of the Gujarat High Court, which had affirmed his convictio...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Extra-Judicial Confession. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as confession to police officer is inadmissible and lacks corroboration.

The appellant, Brahmaji Maroti Dakhore, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for the murder of Navnath Kondiba Mahatre and s...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction for Sexual Assault Under Sections 4 & 10 of POCSO Act and Section 376(2) IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appellant, Royston Xavier Parera, was convicted by the Special Judge under the POCSO Act for offences under Sections 4 & 10 of the POCSO Act and S...