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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence — Last Seen Theory and Recovery of Weapon Sufficient. Appellant's Conviction Under Sections 302 and 404 IPC and Arms Act Affirmed as Concurrent Findings Not Perverse.

The appellant, Chetan, was convicted by the Fast Track Court II and Additional Sessions Judge, Belgaum, for the murder of Vikram Sinde under Section 3...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Convict in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Motive. Conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC upheld as chain of circumstances including last seen evidence, motive, and forensic evidence proved guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Sadayappan @ Ganesan (appellant) against his conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the m...

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Supreme Court Rejects Recusal Plea in Land Acquisition Reference. Judge Who Decided Smaller Bench Can Sit in Larger Bench to Reconsider Same Issue as Bias Plea Based on Extrajudicial Factors.

This order arises from a reference to a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India concerning the interpretation of Section 24 of the...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Recusal Request as Forum Shopping and Bench Hunting in Criminal Appeal. Petitioner's belated recusal prayer based on strictures passed in 2011 held to be mala fide attempt to avoid the bench.

The Supreme Court was hearing a special leave petition (SLP (Crl.) No. 9445 of 2022) filed by Sanjiv Kumar Rajendrabhai Bhatt against the State of Guj...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Electrocution Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Knowledge and Common Intention. Conviction under Section 304 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove That Appellants Knew the Electric Wire Was Lethal.

The appellants, Vilas Hari Kulmethe and Laxman Kanhu Pendam, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Chandrapur, for offences under Section 3...

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Supreme Court Admits Contempt Appeal with Stay of Sentence and Rejects Recusal Request. Recusal cannot be demanded by litigant without just grounds; unfounded allegations of bias aimed at forum hunting are not countenanced.

The Supreme Court dealt with a criminal appeal under Section 19(1) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, filed by Seema Sapra against the judgment of t...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Recusal Application by Advocate in Official Liquidator's Report — Advocate's Conduct Found Obstructive and Discourteous. Court Holds That Adverse Remarks Against Counsel Do Not Automatically Warrant Recusal Unless Bias Is Demonstrated.

The judgment arises from an application/praecipe filed by Advocate Mathews J. Nedumpara on 14th October 2014, requesting that Justice S.J. Kathawalla ...