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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Eye-Witness Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appellant, Sandeep, was convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of Abdul Hameed on 30.10.1997. The prosecution alleged...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Delivers Judgment on Writ Petitions Challenging Rejection of GPSC Recommendations for Junior Scale Officer Posts. The Court Examined Whether the Cabinet Decision Was Arbitrary and Violative of Constitutional Guarantees.

The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed before the High Court of Bombay at Goa challenging a Cabinet decision of the Government of Goa. The dis...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 307 IPC set aside as sole eyewitness's evidence was inconsistent and medical evidence did not support the prosecution case.

The appellant, Sukumar Kallappa Kamble, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ichalkaranji, for offences under Sections 307 (attempt to murd...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement of Employee for Habitual Absence — Labour Court and Industrial Court Findings Not Perverse. Disciplinary Authority's Decision Based on Evidence of Misconduct Under Maharashtra Civil Services (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1979.

The petitioner, Arjun Kashinath Badade, was employed as a Chowkidar with the Water and Land Management Institute (WALMI) since 1984 and was granted pe...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Rape and Murder Case — Review Petition Allowed in Open Court. Court Holds That Life Imprisonment Is the Rule and Death Sentence an Exception, and Mitigating Circumstances Must Be Considered Even in Heinous Crimes.

The Supreme Court of India heard a review petition filed by Md. Mannan @ Abdul Mannan, who had been convicted for the rape and murder of an eight-year...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant in Murder Case Based on Injured Eyewitness Testimony. Sole Testimony of Injured Eyewitness Sufficient for Conviction Under Section 304 Part II/34 IPC When Credible and Reliable.

The case pertains to an incident on 18th June, 1995, during a Jagjit Singh night program in Nainital, where the deceased Rajesh Sah intervened when so...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 304 Part II IPC for Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder. Single Blow on Head with Stick Causing Death After 11 Days - Knowledge of Likely Death Established, No Intention to Kill.

The judgment arises from a criminal appeal and revision against the conviction of the accused under Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code. The ...