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Supreme Court Dismisses State's Appeal Against Reduction of Conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide in Single Gunshot Case. Single gunshot fired during heated altercation on instigation does not constitute murder under Section 302 IPC but falls under Section 304 Part-I IPC.

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the High Court's judgment modifying the conviction of the respondent, Mohar Singh, from Section 302 IPC (...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Against High Court's Alteration of Conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide in Land Dispute Case. Prosecution's Suppression of Accused's FIR and Injury Reports Creates Reasonable Doubt.

The Supreme Court dismissed two appeals filed by the complainant and the State of Karnataka against the High Court's judgment altering the conviction ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Union of India's Appeal in Assam Rifles Corruption Case. The Court held that the General Assam Rifles Court cannot try an offence under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as the Assam Rifles Act, 2006 is not exempted under Section 25 of the PC Act.

The case involves an appeal by the Union of India against a judgment of the Guwahati High Court which held that the General Assam Rifles Court (GARC) ...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows State Appeal in Free Fight Murder Case - Conviction of Accused Ramavtar Altered from Section 304 Part II to Section 304 Part I IPC. Single Fatal Blow on Head with Blunt Side of Farsa Leads to Enhanced Sentence Under Section 304 Part I IPC.

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the High Court's judgment dated 18.11.2008 in Criminal Appeal No. 43 of 1997, which had partly allowed th...

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Supreme Court Restores Murder Conviction in Single Axe Blow Case — High Court Erred in Reducing to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder. Use of deadly weapon on vital part establishes intention to cause death under Section 302 IPC, despite single blow.

The State of Rajasthan appealed against the judgment of the Rajasthan High Court which converted the conviction of the respondent, Kanhaiya Lal, from ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused for Murder Under Section 302 IPC in Political Clash Case. Fatal Stab by First Accused Held Spontaneous, Not in Furtherance of Common Intention Under Section 34 IPC.

The case arises from a political clash between BJP and CPM sympathisers on 28.09.2005 near Rosy School, Chozhiyamkod. The appellant-Mani and three oth...

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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 Restores Life Imprisonment for Murder Under Section 302 IPC, Reverses High Court's Reduction to Culpable Homicide. Exception I to Section 300 IPC Not Applicable as Provocation Was Voluntary and Not Grave and Sudden.

The State of Uttar Pradesh appealed against the High Court's judgment converting the respondent's conviction from murder under Section 302 IPC to culp...