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Madras High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declarations. Conviction under Section 6 of POCSO Act and Section 363 IPC set aside as the dying declarations were contradictory and lacked corroboration.

The appellant, M. Vigneshwaran, was convicted by the Special Court under POCSO Act for penetrative sexual assault and kidnapping of a 17-year-old girl...

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Gujarat High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder in Hired Car Driver Stabbing Case — Circumstantial Evidence Sufficient to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. The court held that the last seen theory, recovery of weapon, and motive established the guilt of the accused under Section 302 IPC.

The appellant, Sandipkumar Sureshbhai Patel, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Mazharkhan Saidkhan Pathan, a driver of an Innova c...

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Madras High Court Dismisses Criminal Appeal; Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Based on Eyewitness Evidence Including Child Witness Upheld. Trial Court's Appreciation of Evidence of Reliable Eyewitnesses and Medical Evidence Rejects Plea of Sudden Provocation.

Background: The criminal appeal before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court arose from a judgment of the Sessions Judge, Fast Track Mahila Court...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Dacoity Case Due to Unreliable Dock Identification and Lack of Corroborative Evidence. Conviction under Section 395 read with Section 397 IPC and Section 25 Arms Act set aside as sole eyewitness's testimony was doubtful and recovery of weapon was not linked to crime.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Vinod @ Nasmulla against his conviction under Section 395 read with Section 397 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony of Sole Eyewitness and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 IPC for burning deceased with petrol set aside as dying declarations and circumstantial evidence failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The Appellant, Madhav Bhairoba Shirfule, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for the murder of his nephew, Sanjay Nivrattir...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused Under Section 302 IPC While Affirming Acquittal of Co-accused in Murder Case. Evidence Established Fatal Injuries Inflicted by One Accused with Kulhari, While Other Only Used Lathi, Not Proving Common Intention for Murder Under Section 34 IPC.

The dispute arose from an incident on 09.01.1999 involving four accused persons—Mohd. Yunus (A1), Mohd. Jamil (A2), Ghasita (A3), and Akhtar Hussain...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence and Failure to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to establish chain of circumstances and dying declaration was unreliable.

The appellant, Sham Timanna Gaikwad, was convicted by the learned Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Solapur for the murder of his wife Laxmi and for c...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Three Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony of Related Witnesses and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC set aside as sole eyewitness was a close relative and her testimony was inconsistent with medical evidence.

The appellants, original accused Nos. 5, 6, and 8, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Omerga, for the murder of one person under Section...

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High Court of Bombay at Nagpur Bench Examines Appeal Against Conviction Under Section 304 Part I IPC Based on Dying Declarations. Dying Declarations of Burn Victim Allegedly Showing Only Appellant's Involvement Challenged on Grounds of Infirmities, Court Considers Caution Required for Such Evidence.

The present proceedings arose from a criminal appeal filed by the appellant wife against her conviction under Section 304 Part I of the Indian Penal C...