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Supreme Court Restores Murder Conviction in Land Dispute Case. High Court's Conversion to Grievous Hurt Set Aside as Accused Was Aggressor, Not Acting in Private Defence.

The case arises from a land dispute in village Gowa Khurd, Nagaur, Rajasthan. On 14.8.1981, an altercation occurred between the complainant party and ...

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Supreme Court Directs SIT to Expedite Investigation into Fake Motor Vehicle and Workmen Compensation Claims in Uttar Pradesh. The Court monitored the investigation into 1376 suspicious claims and directed the Bar Council to conclude disciplinary proceedings against errant advocates.

The Supreme Court was dealing with the issue of filing fake claim petitions for compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act and the Workmen Compensation...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Attempt to Murder in Communal Riots Case — Sentence Enhanced to Seven Years. The Court affirmed that identification by injured eyewitness and recovery of weapons on appellant's confession were sufficient to prove guilt under Section 307 read with Section 114 IPC.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Mustak @ Kanio Ahmed Shaikh against the judgment of the Gujarat High Court, which had affirmed his convictio...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Drug Overdose Murder Case Due to Lack of Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC read with Section 120B IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove chain of circumstances beyond reasonable doubt.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by Chandru @ Chandrasekaran and Siva @ Sivaprakash against their conviction under Section 302 IPC read wit...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Bus Driver in Fatal Accident Case. Concurrent findings of fact by lower courts on rash and negligent driving causing death of four persons under Sections 279, 337, and 304-A IPC affirmed.

The appellant, Thangasamy, was convicted by the Trial Court for offences under Sections 279, 337 (3 counts), and 304-A (4 counts) of the Indian Penal ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Truck Driver Convicted for Rash and Negligent Driving Causing Death of a Minor. Concurrent findings of fact on identity of driver and rashness upheld; no interference warranted.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Subhash Chand, who was convicted under Sections 279 (rash driving) and 304-A (causing death by negligence) o...

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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 Upholds Death Sentence for Six Accused in Brutal Dacoity, Murder, and Gang Rape Case. The court restored the death penalty for all six accused, reversing the High Court's reduction of sentence for three of them, based on the 'rarest of rare' doctrine.

The Supreme Court of India heard a batch of appeals arising from a brutal home invasion and massacre that occurred on the night of June 5-6, 2003, in ...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order Quashing FIR for Attempt to Murder Based on Compromise. High Court Mechanically Exercised Inherent Powers Under Section 482 CrPC Without Considering Gravity of Offence Under Section 307 IPC and Its Social Impact.

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the High Court's order quashing criminal proceedings against Laxmi Narayan and others for offences under ...