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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal in Murder Case, Acquits Nine Accused for Lack of Evidence. Common Object Under Section 149 IPC Not Established for All Members of Unlawful Assembly.

The Supreme Court of India heard appeals against the common judgment of the Patna High Court confirming the conviction of fifteen accused persons for ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declarations and Plausible Suicide Theory. Conviction under Sections 302 and 498A IPC Set Aside as High Court Improperly Reversed Trial Court's Acquittal.

The case involves an appeal by the accused against their conviction for murder and dowry death under Sections 302 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code (I...

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Supreme Court Acquits Three Accused in Murder Case Due to Missing Names in FIR and Section 161 Statements. Benefit of Doubt Granted as Eyewitness Failed to Name Appellants in Initial Statements, Leading to Acquittal Under Sections 302, 149, 148 IPC.

The Supreme Court of India heard three criminal appeals arising from a single incident of murder that occurred on the night of September 13-14, 1992, ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellants in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence for Causing Disappearance of Evidence. Conviction under Section 201 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove active connivance in cremation.

The case pertains to the death of Kamla, who was married to Shyam Sunder on 19th April 1992. She was allegedly harassed for dowry by her husband and h...

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Supreme Court Restores Screening Committee's Decision Denying Appointment to Candidate with Criminal Antecedents - Benefit of Doubt Acquittal Not Clean Acquittal

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the Division Bench of the High Court's order allowing the respondent Bunty's writ appeal and directing hi...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declaration and Lack of Corroboration. The earliest dying declaration did not implicate the appellant, leading to benefit of doubt under Section 302 IPC read with Section 114 IPC.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Savitaben, who was convicted under Sections 302 and 452 read with Section 114 IPC for the murder of Narmadaben...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder and Robbery Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction Based on Uncorroborated Child Witness and Unreliable Recoveries Set Aside Under Sections 302, 394 IPC.

The case pertains to the murder of five women in village Khapridih, Chhattisgarh, on 17.12.2012. The appellants, Digamber Vaishnav and Girdhari Vaishn...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellants in FCI Fertilizer Misappropriation Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Proof of Criminal Conspiracy. Conviction under Sections 409, 477A IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Establish Misappropriation Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The Supreme Court of India heard two criminal appeals arising from a common judgment of the Patna High Court, which had confirmed the conviction of th...

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Supreme Court Acquits Three Appellants in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence - Common Intention Not Established. Conviction of One Appellant Upheld Due to Recovery of Weapon from His House Under Section 302 IPC.

The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal filed by four appellants convicted under Section 302/34 IPC for the murder of Jugeswar Kurmi. The case was...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused No.1 for Murder Under Section 302 IPC Despite Acquittal of Co-Accused. Evidence of Injured Eyewitness and Independent Witness Found Credible and Unshaken, Leading to Dismissal of Appeal.

The case pertains to an incident that occurred on 15th January 1998, when the deceased, Guddu @ Shehjad, was assaulted by a group of accused persons w...