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Bombay High Court at Goa Disposes of Appeals and Revision in Kidnapping and Murder Case. Conviction under Sections 364-A, 302, 201, 120-B of IPC and Section 8 of Goa Children's Act, 2003, was Challenged by Accused, and State Appealed Against Set-Off under Section 428 CrPC.

The High Court of Bombay at Goa heard together five criminal appeals and one criminal revision application arising from the judgment and order dated 2...

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Bombay High Court Hears Confirmation of Death Sentence and Appeal in Case of Murder and Attempted Murder Under IPC Sections 302, 307, 316. Conviction Based on Eyewitness Testimony of Wife and Brother-in-Law in Knife Attack at Public Place.

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, jointly heard the Criminal Confirmation Case No. 02 of 2020 and Criminal Appeal No. 398 of 2...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Juvenile Board's Decision to Try Older Juvenile as Adult in Murder Case — Section 15 of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 Requires Individualized Assessment of Physical and Mental Capacity to Commit Offence.

The case involves two juveniles, aged 17.5 years and 16.5 years, accused of murdering a three-and-half-year-old child. The Juvenile Justice Board, aft...

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Bombay High Court Allows Concurrent Running of Sentences for Convicts in Multiple Criminal Cases Due to Hardship to Family. Court exercises discretion under Section 427 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to direct sentences to run concurrently instead of consecutively.

The petitioners, Navnit Madhukar Naik and his wife Priya Navnit Naik, were convicted in three criminal cases: Regular Criminal Case No. 105 of 2011 (o...

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Bombay High Court Confirms Death Sentence for Rape and Murder of Minor Girl, Dismisses Appeal. Verdict Affirms Trial Court's Death Penalty for Offences Under IPC Sections 302 and 376(2)(f) Based on Circumstantial Evidence.

The confirmation case and criminal appeal arose from the brutal rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl. The victim was the daughter of PW-1 Sharda, ...

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Supreme Court Directs Implementation of NHRC Guidelines to Prevent Unnatural Deaths and Suicides in Prisons. Custodial Deaths Require Strict Compliance with NHRC Reporting Protocols on Post-Mortem Videography and Immediate Notification.

The judgment arose from a public interest litigation initiated by a letter from former Chief Justice R.C. Lahoti highlighting four issues in Indian pr...

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Supreme Court Confirms Death Sentence for Rape and Murder of 7½-Year-Old Mentally Challenged Girl. Circumstantial Evidence Including Last Seen, Recovery, and Medical Reports Established Guilt Beyond Doubt; Aggravating Factors Outweighed Mitigating Factors.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals of Manoj Pratap Singh, upholding his conviction and death sentence for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a 7...

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Supreme Court Directs Clarification on Unnatural Deaths in Prisons in PIL on Prison Conditions; Custodial Violence and Dignity Under Article 21 Reiterated. Classification of Prison Deaths by NCRB as Natural or Unnatural Found Ambiguous and Requires Explanation.

The Supreme Court, in a public interest litigation regarding inhuman conditions in 1382 prisons, addressed the issue of unnatural deaths of prisoners....

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High Court Pronounces Oral Judgment in Cross Appeals Involving Kidnapping, Murder, and Conspiracy Under IPC Sections 364-A, 302, 120-B, 201/34. Both State and Accused Filed Appeals Against Trial Court Conviction and Sentence, With the Accused Challenging the Sufficiency of Circumstantial Evidence.

The present matter concerns two criminal appeals arising from the judgment and order dated 30.11.2018 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Chandra...