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Supreme Court Restores Murder Conviction Under Section 302 IPC for Iron Rod Assault on Head. The Court held that the High Court erred in reducing the conviction to Section 304 Part I IPC as the intention to commit murder was clear from the weapon, injuries, and circumstances.

The case arises from an altercation on 13-14 March 2008 in Haryana, where the accused Surender @ Monu and others attacked the complainant's family. Th...

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High Court of Bombay Considers Confirmation of Death Sentence in Gangrape Case: First Conviction Under Section 376E IPC After 2013 Amendment. Trial Court Imposed Capital Punishment for Repeat Offenders in the Shakti Mill Incident, and the High Court Reviewed Procedural Propriety of the Sentence.

The judgment under analysis is a confirmation case arising from the brutal gangrape of a young photo journalist at Shakti Mill premises in Mumbai on 2...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State’s Appeal Against Reduction of Conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide in Feud Case. High Court’s alteration of conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC to Section 304 Part II IPC upheld as respondents already served sentence.

The State of Andhra Pradesh appealed against the judgment of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh which altered the conviction of the respondents from Sec...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 326 IPC for Acid Attack but Enhances Victim Compensation — State Appeals Against Reduction of Sentence from Section 307 IPC Dismissed

The State of Himachal Pradesh appealed against the judgment of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh which altered the conviction of the respondents from...

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Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence for Rape and Murder of Minor Girl in POCSO Case. Conviction under Sections 302, 376(2)(f), 377, 363, 364, 367, 201 IPC and POCSO Act affirmed based on DNA evidence and circumstantial evidence.

The case pertains to the kidnapping, rape, unnatural sex, and murder of a 5-year-old girl by her neighbor, the appellant Dattatraya @ Datta Ambo Rokad...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Allows Criminal Writ Petition Seeking Concurrent Sentences Under Section 427 CrPC in Cheque Dishonour Cases. Sentences of Imprisonment Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Directed to Run Concurrently Considering Totality of Circumstances.

The petitioners, Mr. Krishna Venkatesh and Carl David Holiday Resorts Pvt. Ltd., were convicted by the Judicial Magistrate First Class at Mapusa, Goa,...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitions Challenging Condition of Compensation for Suspension of Sentence in NI Act Cases. Appellate Court Cannot Impose Payment of Compensation Under Section 357(3) CrPC as Condition for Suspending Sentence Under Section 389 CrPC.

The Bombay High Court addressed three petitions raising a common legal question: whether an appellate court hearing an appeal against conviction under...

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Bombay High Court Partially Allows Accused's Appeal in Murder Case, Alters Conviction from Section 302 to Section 304 Part I IPC. Using a Stick in a Sudden Quarrel Over Property Dispute Indicates Knowledge, Not Intention to Kill, Relying on Nature of Weapon and Injuries.

The appellant, Jayandra @ Devendra, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge-8, Nagpur, on 12 August 2009 for the murder of his mother under Sec...