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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 Allows Appeal in Rape Case, Holds Offences Under Sections 376, 504, 506 IPC Form Same Transaction for Joint Trial Under Section 220 CrPC. The Court set aside the discharge of the accused for lack of territorial jurisdiction and directed trial for all offences together.

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal against the High Court's order upholding the discharge of the accused-respondent No. 2 for the offence under Secti...

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High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Allegation of Kidnapping and Sexual Assault Fails as Victim's Testimony Contradicts Medical Evidence and Prosecution Witnesses.

The appellant, Haji Kareem, was convicted by the II Additional Sessions Judge at Kalaburagi in Special Case (POCSO) No.5/2014 for offences under Secti...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in POCSO and Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 376 IPC and Section 4 of POCSO Act, 2012 set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The appellant, G S Venkatesh, was convicted by the I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Chikkaballapur, in Special S.C. No.12/2016 for offences p...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Rape and Kidnapping Case — Prosecution Fails to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Minor Victim's Testimony Found Unreliable Due to Contradictions and Lack of Corroboration Under Sections 363, 366-A, 376, 506 IPC.

The State of Karnataka appealed against the acquittal of the accused Wasim Pasha @ Abbu for offences under Sections 363, 366-A, 376, and 506 of the In...

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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 Accused in POCSO and Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 376 IPC and Section 4 read with Section 3 of POCSO Act set aside as prosecutrix's testimony was unreliable and medical evidence did not support rape.

The case involves three appellants: Ganesh @ Gorakh Tatyarao Jadhav (original accused No. 1), Muskan w/o Shaikh Rashid @ Rafiq (original accused No. 2...