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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 324 IPC for Causing Hurt by Wooden Plank, Reduces Sentence Due to Long Pendency. Accused struck deceased on head with wooden plank causing death, but murder charge not proven; sentence reduced to period already undergone.

The appellant, Dhondu s/o Patru Waghmare, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Chandrapur, under Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code for v...

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Bombay High Court Confirms Death Sentence for Murder of Four Family Members in Brutal Robbery-Murder Case. Court Upholds Conviction Under Sections 302, 392, 449, 460, 201 IPC for Killing Two Adults and Two Children in Their Flat.

The case arises from a brutal murder of four members of a family in their flat in Pune. The accused, Bhagwat Bajirao Kale, was a labourer working at a...

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Supreme Court Hears Batch of Writ Petitions Challenging Constitutional Validity of Criminal Defamation Laws. The Petitioners Contend that Sections 499 and 500 IPC and Section 199 CrPC Violate Fundamental Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression Under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India.

The Supreme Court heard a batch of writ petitions filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, with Subramanian Swamy as the lead petitioner, challengi...

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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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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Rape and Murder Case Due to Unreliable Eyewitness and Procedural Lapses. Conviction Set Aside as Incriminating Circumstances Not Put to Accused Under Section 313 CrPC, and Sole Child Witness's Testimony Lacked Sterling Quality.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Ashok, who was convicted by the Trial Court for the rape and murder of a ten-year-old girl and sentenced to de...

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Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence for Brutal Rape and Murder of Two-Year-Old Child. Circumstantial Evidence and Medical Testimony Confirm Guilt Under Sections 302, 363, 376, 377 IPC.

The case involves the brutal kidnapping, rape, unnatural offence, and murder of a two-year-old girl by the appellant, Ravi S/o Ashok Ghumare, in Jalna...

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Madras High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 6 of POCSO Act Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appellant, P. Prakash, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Fast Track Mahila Court, Dharmapuri, under Section 6 of the Protection of Children fro...

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Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence for Accused in Rape and Murder of Five-Year-Old Child. Circumstantial Evidence Including Last Seen and Recovery at Instance of Accused Proved Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals of Sachin Kumar Singhraha, upholding his conviction and death sentence for the rape and murder of a five-year-...