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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Sole Eyewitness Testimony. The court held that the trial court's acquittal was not perverse as the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt under Section 302 read with 34 IPC.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 07.01.1998 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay in Sessions ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Eyewitness Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as sole eyewitness was an interested witness and medical evidence contradicted his version.

The appellant, Sk. Mohin Sk. Munshi, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for the murder of Sk. Rais Sk. Gani. The prosecuti...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Child Witness Testimony. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as sole eyewitness account of 12-year-old daughter found inconsistent and lacking corroboration.

The appellant, Shankar Shrirang Gulik, was convicted by the Trial Court under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Chhaya Shinde and sentenced to life im...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony of Interested Witness and Inconsistency with Medical Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as sole eyewitness was brother of deceased and testimony lacked corroboration.

The appellant, Ganesh Baban Solankar, was convicted by the learned Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Osmanabad, in Sessions Case No. 71 of 2006 for off...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as sole eyewitness turned hostile and circumstantial evidence failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The appellant, Nivrutti Ninaji Ghule, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Khamgaon, for the murder of his niece-in-law, Sharda, under Sect...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Robbery Case Due to Unreliable Disclosure Statement and Lack of Corroborative Evidence. Conviction under Sections 392 and 397 IPC Set Aside as Recovery of Common Articles and Hostile Witnesses Failed to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appeal arose from a robbery case where the appellant was convicted under Sections 392 and 397 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) by the Trial Co...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony of Interested Witnesses and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as sole eyewitness was son of deceased and evidence suffered from material contradictions and omissions.

The appellant, Hanumantha @ Kunt Hanumantha, was convicted by the Principal District and Sessions Judge at Raichur for the murder of Basappa under Sec...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dacoity and House Trespass Case Due to Unreliable Identification. Identification by torchlight in darkness held insufficient to sustain conviction under Sections 452 and 395 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

The appellant, Indrabali Patai Rajbhar, was convicted by the Assistant Sessions Judge for Greater Bombay in Sessions Case No.524 of 2005 for offences ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Dacoity and Murder Case Based on Injured Witness Testimony and Recovery of Stolen Articles. Identification of Accused in Test Identification Parade Held Valid Despite Allegations of Prior Exposure.

The case arises from a dacoity and murder that occurred on the night of 27-28 May 1999 in Nallavumpatti village. The deceased, Sengoda Goundar, was sl...

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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...