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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dacoity and House Trespass Case Due to Unreliable Identification. Identification by torchlight in darkness held insufficient to sustain conviction under Sections 452 and 395 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

The appellant, Indrabali Patai Rajbhar, was convicted by the Assistant Sessions Judge for Greater Bombay in Sessions Case No.524 of 2005 for offences ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Validity of IT Rules Amendment on Fake News in Reference Opinion — Rule 3(1)(b)(v) of IT Rules, 2021 Held Not Violative of Articles 14, 19(1)(a), 19(1)(g) of Constitution and Section 79 of IT Act, 2000.

The present proceedings arise from a reference made under Chapter-I Rule 7 of the Bombay High Court Appellate Side Rules, 1960 read with Section 98 of...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Robbery Case Due to Inconsistent Identification and Lack of Corroboration. Identification of accused by sole witness in darkness and failure to recover stolen property leads to benefit of doubt.

The case pertains to a robbery incident that occurred on September 7, 2001, at about 8:45 p.m. near Palghar railway station. The complainant, Ritesh R...

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Madras High Court Acquits Accused in Kidnapping for Ransom Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Unreliable Witnesses. Conviction Under Section 364A IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Demand for Ransom and Relied on Uncorroborated Extra-Judicial Confessions and Unreliable Dying Declaration.

The case pertains to the kidnapping and murder of one Suresh Kumar, a financier, on 19.08.2015. The deceased was last seen on that day and his dead bo...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses State and Complainant Appeals Against Acquittal in Murder Case — Circumstantial Evidence Fails to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Accused Acquitted of Charges Under Sections 363, 302, and 201 IPC as Prosecution Failed to Prove Last Seen Theory and Motive.

The case pertains to the kidnapping and murder of a 7-year-old boy, the son of the complainant (PW.2). The accused, S.B. Mahadevakumar, was charged un...

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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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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Foreign Nationals in NDPS Case Due to Lack of Conscious Possession. Conviction under Sections 21(C) and 28 of NDPS Act set aside as prosecution failed to prove possession of heroin beyond reasonable doubt.

The judgment pertains to two criminal appeals filed by foreign nationals, Marek Jaroslaw Lewandowicz and Johann Tuchler, against their conviction unde...