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Acquittal in a Sensitive POCSO Case: Evidence and Procedure Questioned. Presumption under POCSO rebutted due to foundational gaps in evidence.

1. Background: The appellant, Sikandar Somsingh Chavhan, was convicted for rape under Section 376(2)(l) IPC and Sections 3, 4, 5(k), and 6 of the POC...

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Acquittal in Brutal Murder Case: Supreme Court Quashes Convictions in Lack of Legally Admissible Evidence. When suspicions fail legal scrutiny, justice demands proof beyond doubt.

The Supreme Court of India overturned the life imprisonment conviction of the appellants for a brutal murder, citing a lack of legally admissible evi...

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"Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Modified to Section 304 Part I IPC – Benefit of Doubt Granted" "Lack of premeditation and evidence of sudden provocation results in reduced sentence from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder."

  Conviction and Sentence:The appellant was initially convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for murder and sentenced to lif...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in 1989 Murder Case Due to Lack of Conclusive Evidence. Circumstantial evidence with missing links leads to acquittal in the murder case of Gouri against Karakkattu Muhammed Basheer.

The Supreme Court overturned the conviction of the appellant, Karakkattu Muhammed Basheer, in a murder case based solely on circumstantial evidence du...

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Convicted for Murder: Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence Illicit Relationship and Homicide: Chain of Circumstances Proves Guilt Beyond Doubt

This is a Supreme Court judgment in Uma & Anr. vs. State (Crl. A. No. 757 of 2015), where the appellants challenged the reversal of their acquitta...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellants, Sets Aside Conviction and Death Penalty. A case of alleged murder unraveling due to unreliable witness testimony and circumstantial evidence.

1. Background and Incident (Para 2) On October 4, 2012, the appellant informed the police of a robbery at his residence in Pune, reporting the death...

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Supreme Court Acquits All Accused in Neelam Abduction and Murder Case. Convictions Overturned Due to Doubts on Evidence and Witness Reliability.

The Supreme Court has acquitted seven accused individuals who were earlier convicted of abducting and murdering Neelam on August 30, 1985. The Court f...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Death Sentence for Cannibalistic Parricide. In a gruesome case of matricide, the High Court affirms the death penalty for a son who brutally murdered his mother, eviscerating her body.

The Bombay High Court, in the case of The State of Maharashtra vs. Sunil Rama Kuchkoravi, upheld the death sentence awarded to the convict, Sunil Kuc...

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Supreme Court Acquits All Seven Accused in 1985 Simaltalla Murder Case. Lack of credible evidence, inconsistencies in witness testimonies, and failure to establish residence lead to acquittal of all accused.

The Supreme Court acquitted all seven accused in the murder of Neelam, which took place in 1985 in Simaltalla, Bihar. The Trial Court had convicted f...

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Appeal for Criminal Convictions Under Sections 148, 302, 307 IPC Supreme Court affirms convictions of three accused for murder and attempted murder, upholding life sentences based on the principles of common intention and evidence of injured witnesses.

The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by three accused challenging their conviction and life sentences under Sections 148, 302, and 307 of the Indian ...