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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment Due to Unexplained Delay in Mercy Petition. Unexplained delay of over 4 years by State in forwarding mercy petition violates Article 21 and warrants commutation.

The petitioner, Jagdish, was convicted for the murder of his wife and five children and sentenced to death by the trial court on 24.04.2006. The High ...

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Supreme Court Restores Sentence in Parricide Case: High Court's Reduction to Period Already Undergone Set Aside. Proportionality in Sentencing Reaffirmed for Offence Under Section 304 Part II IPC.

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which, while upholding the conviction of the respondent Sur...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court's Quashing of FIRs in Non-Compoundable Offences Based on Compromise. The Court held that Section 482 CrPC cannot be used to quash serious offences like attempt to murder and robbery merely on compromise, as it affects public interest and societal order.

The Supreme Court of India heard two appeals by the State of Madhya Pradesh against separate High Court orders quashing criminal proceedings on the ba...

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Supreme Court Disposes of Writ Petition Seeking Re-investigation of Triple Murder Case, Directs CBI to Examine SIT Report. Court finds SIT report consistent with original charge sheet but notes lack of professional rigour in initial investigation.

The case arises from the murder of Smt. Seema Garg, daughter-in-law of petitioner No.1, and her two children on 24.07.2001. FIR No.221 of 2001 was lod...

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Supreme Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Murder Based on Eyewitness Testimony Despite Minor Contradictions. Common Intention Under Section 34 IPC Applied to Accused Who Caught Hold of Deceased, Facilitating Fatal Shot.

The case involves appeals by Balvir Singh, Bhav Singh, and Harnam Singh against the judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court affirming their convicti...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Murder Case Based on Consistent Eyewitness Testimony and Dying Declaration — Related Witnesses Are Not Automatically Interested Witnesses; Their Evidence Must Be Assessed for Reliability and Consistency.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by Laltu Ghosh, convicted for the murder of Keshab Ghosh, and upheld the judgment of the Calcutta High Co...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Common Intention. The court held that mere catching hold of the victim without any overt act or recovery does not establish common intention under Section 34 IPC.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of accused nos. 3 and 4 (Ezajhussain Sabdarhussain and another) against their conviction under Section 302 read w...