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SUMMONING ORDER MUST REFLECT APPLICATION OF JUDICIAL MIND. Summoning an accused is a serious matter – Magistrate must assign reasons – Non-speaking summoning order quashed

Acts & Sections Discussed: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) – Section 482, Section 468(2), Section 202 Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 194...

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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...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court’s Overreach: Acquittal Restored, Compensation Granted. Judicial Overreach in Revisional Jurisdiction Results in Unlawful Conviction—Supreme Court Reaffirms Limits on High Court Powers and Ensures Justice for the Wrongfully Convicted.

Acts and Sections Discussed: Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302 (Murder) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) – Sections 401...

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Bank Fraud Case Due to Mechanical Recording of Statements Under Section 313 CrPC. Appellants, who were transport operators and did not receive the misappropriated amount, had their sentence reduced to period already undergone.

The Supreme Court heard an appeal by special leave against the judgment of the Patna High Court dated 24.11.2011, which had dismissed Criminal Appeal ...

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Constable Acquitted in Murder Case – Absence of Common Intention Precludes Conviction.

Constitution of India – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Arms Act, 1959Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC – Sect...

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Supreme Court Acquits Chandrabhan Sudam Sanap – Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Failure of the prosecution to establish an unbroken chain of circumstantial evidence led to the acquittal of the accused in a case involving abduction, sexual assault, and murder.

Major Acts Discussed: Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 21 (Right to Life and Personal Liberty) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – S...

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"Supreme Court Rejects Interim Bail for Electoral Campaigning by Mohd. Tahir Hussain" "Court upholds public interest over electoral aspirations of an accused in cases of grave public disorder."

The Supreme Court of India dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by Mohd. Tahir Hussain seeking interim bail to campaign for the Delhi Assembly ele...

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"Justice Upheld: Supreme Court Convicts Four in Coordinated Fatal Assault" The judgment reaffirms that minor discrepancies in evidence cannot overshadow substantive guilt.

The Supreme Court of India affirmed the conviction of four appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the IPC, overturning the trial court's...

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Supreme Court Acquits appellant: No Evidence of Abetment in Suicide Case. "Justice prevails as mere disapproval of a relationship does not equate to abetment under Section 306 IPC."

The Supreme Court quashed the charges under Section 306 IPC against the appellant, observing that mere disapproval of a relationship or casual remark...