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Supreme Court Alters Conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide in Cross-FIR Case Due to Unexplained Injuries on Accused. Prosecution's Failure to Explain Injuries on Appellants and Delay in FIR Lodging Leads to Modification of Conviction Under Section 302 IPC to Section 304 Part I IPC.

The Supreme Court heard appeals against the conviction of Sunil @ Sonu and Nitin @ Devender under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Ex-Chief Minister and MLA in Prison Assault Case Due to Bar Under Prisons Act, 1894. Alleged Offences Committed Inside Notified Temporary Prison Must Be Dealt With Under Special Statute, Not General Criminal Law.

The Bombay High Court allowed two applications under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 filed by accused No. 1 (an ex-Chief Minister)...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Police Inspector for Custodial Death but Modifies Offence from Murder to Culpable Homicide. Death of an accused in police custody due to multiple injuries inflicted by police officers resulted in conviction under Section 304 Part I IPC instead of Section 302 IPC.

The case pertains to the custodial death of Jeeva, who surrendered at Amraiwadi Police Station on 10th June 1992. The appellant, Vinod Jaswantray Vyas...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Legal Insanity Defence Under Section 84 IPC and Burden of Proof Under Section 105 Evidence Act. The court held that insanity must be legal, not medical, to exempt from criminal liability, with the accused bearing the burden of proof on a preponderance of probabilities standard.

The judgment involved an appeal where the appellant raised the plea of insanity under Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, seeking reversal of a...