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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Abetment of Suicide Case Due to Lack of Mens Rea and Active Participation. Joint Suicide Pact Does Not Amount to Abetment Under Section 306 IPC.

The case pertains to the death of actress Ms. Pratyusha, who consumed poison along with the appellant, Gudipalli Siddhartha Reddy, on 23rd February 20...

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Supreme Court Cancels Bail of Accused in Interstate Child Trafficking Case Due to Perverse High Court Orders and Absconding Accused. Bail Granted Without Considering Gravity of Offences Under Sections 363, 311, 370(5) IPC and Organized Nature of Racket.

The Supreme Court dealt with a series of appeals filed by victims' families seeking cancellation of bail granted by the Allahabad High Court to 13 acc...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant for Rape of Handicapped Woman with Low IQ — Evidence of Prosecutrix Found Credible and Corroborated. Medical Evidence and Testimony of Victim and Informant Establish Offence Under Section 376(2)(l)(n) IPC.

The appellant, Nilesh Prabhakar Jadhav, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Khamgaon, in Sessions Trial No.65/2017 for offences under Sect...

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Supreme Court Restores POCSO Prosecution Against Doctor for Failure to Report Sexual Assault of Minor Tribal Girls. High Court's Quashing of FIR and Chargesheet Under Section 482 CrPC Set Aside as Premature and Contrary to Legal Obligation Under Section 19(1) POCSO Act.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the State of Maharashtra against the judgment of the Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) which quashed FIR ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 376, 506 read with Section 34 IPC set aside as prosecutrix's testimony was unreliable and medical evidence did not support rape.

The appeals arise from a common judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Shrirampur in Sessions Case No. 75 of 199...

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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...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Teacher in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence. Allegation of Aggravated Sexual Assault Fails as Prosecution Witnesses Contradict Each Other on Material Facts Under Section 10 read with Section 9(f) of Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

The appellant, Pandurang Narayan Jadhav, a Sanskrit teacher at Onkar Vidyalaya, was convicted by the Special Judge (POCSO Act), Aurangabad, in Session...

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Bombay High Court Confirms Death Sentence for Accused in Rape and Murder of Two-Year-Old Child. The court upheld the conviction under Section 302 IPC, Section 376A IPC, and Section 6 of POCSO Act, finding the crime to be in the 'rarest of rare' category.

The case involves the confirmation of a death sentence and an appeal against conviction for the rape and murder of a two-year-old child. The incident ...