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Supreme Court Quashes High Court's Revisional Order Convicting Accused in IPC Offences Due to Jurisdictional Error. High Court Cannot Convert Acquittal into Conviction Under Section 401 Cr.P.C.; Matter Remanded for Treatment as Appeal Under Section 372 Cr.P.C. After Victim's Right to Appeal Was Invoked.

The Supreme Court addressed appeals by accused persons against a High Court judgment that reversed their acquittal and convicted them while exercising...

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Supreme Court Restores Murder Conviction in Land Dispute Case. High Court's Conversion to Grievous Hurt Set Aside as Accused Was Aggressor, Not Acting in Private Defence.

The case arises from a land dispute in village Gowa Khurd, Nagaur, Rajasthan. On 14.8.1981, an altercation occurred between the complainant party and ...

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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 Two Accused in Murder Case Under Section 302/34 IPC — High Court's Alteration of Charge from Section 302/149 to Section 302/34 Upheld

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by Phuman Singh and Kashmiro, upholding their conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the In...

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Supreme Court Restores Murder Conviction Under Section 302 IPC for Iron Rod Assault on Head. The Court held that the High Court erred in reducing the conviction to Section 304 Part I IPC as the intention to commit murder was clear from the weapon, injuries, and circumstances.

The case arises from an altercation on 13-14 March 2008 in Haryana, where the accused Surender @ Monu and others attacked the complainant's family. Th...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Kidnapping for Ransom Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Demand for Ransom. Conviction under Section 364-A IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove that the accused made a demand for ransom; conviction under Section 365 IPC upheld for abduction.

The appellant, Mehtab Alam Lalai Choudhari, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay, for offences under Section 364-A (kidnappi...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Abetment to Suicide. Conviction under Sections 498A and 306 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove cruelty or instigation leading to suicide.

The case involves an appeal by five accused persons against their conviction under Sections 498A and 306 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code...