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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Murder Case Under Section 302 IPC Read with Section 34 IPC. Death Penalty for Accused No. 1 and Life Imprisonment for Accused No. 2 Confirmed Based on Circumstantial Evidence Including Last Seen Theory.

The present criminal appeals arose from a common judgment and order dated 13th December 2021 passed by the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court i...

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Supreme Court Considers Appeals Against Death Sentence in Bihar Family Burning Case Under IPC Sections 302/149. High Court Had Confirmed Conviction and Death Sentence for Three Accused; Supreme Court Examines Propriety of Sentence on Grounds of Non-Compliance with Section 354(3) CrPC.

Background: The case arose from a gruesome multiple murder where six members of a family were burnt alive in their house, and the informant survived w...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in SC/ST Act Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Absence of Public Witness. Caste-Based Insult Allegation Fails as Incident Occurred in Private Setting, Not in Public View Under Section 3(1)(xi) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The appellant, Namdeo Dnyanaba Agarkar, was convicted by the Special Judge under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Ac...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Stepfather for Rape of Minor Stepdaughter Under POCSO Act and IPC. The Court held that the testimony of the prosecutrix was reliable and corroborated by medical evidence, and that the sentence of 10 years rigorous imprisonment was adequate.

The case involves two appeals arising from the conviction of the accused, the stepfather of the victim, for rape of a minor. The prosecution case was ...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Reviews Death Sentence Reference in Gang Rape and Murder Case. Conviction Based on Circumstantial Evidence of Last Seen Together and Forcible Abduction from House of Victim's Uncle.

The matter arises from a reference made by the Additional Sessions Judge, Nagpur, under Section 366 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, for confi...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Child Sexual Assault Case Involving 8-Year-Old Victim. Evidence of Child Witness and Eyewitness Account Corroborated by Admissions and Conduct, Leading to Dismissal of Appeal Against Conviction Under IPC and POCSO Act.

The criminal appeal arose out of the conviction of the appellant by the Special Judge (POCSO Act) and Additional Sessions Judge, Nagpur, in Special Cr...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Child Rape and Murder Case. Judicial Confession and Last Seen Theory Upheld but Death Penalty Not Warranted as 'Rarest of Rare'.

The case involves the ghastly rape and murder of two children aged 10 and 7 years. On 29 October 2010, Mohanakrishnan picked up the children from outs...