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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case — Prosecution Fails to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Conviction under Sections 302, 307, 148, 323, 504, 144 read with 149 IPC set aside due to material contradictions and lack of credible evidence.

The complainant, Sri D Reddeppa, filed a criminal appeal under Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) against the judgment and ord...

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Bombay High Court Allows Victim Compensation Appeals Under Section 357A CrPC — State Must Compensate Victims Even if Accused Acquitted or Untraced. The court held that victim compensation is a mandatory duty of the State, not dependent on conviction of the accused.

The judgment concerns four criminal appeals (Criminal Appeal Nos. 991, 992, 331, and 854 of 2011) heard together by the Bombay High Court. The appeals...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for POCSO Victim Under NALSA Scheme — Inadequate Compensation of Rs. 1,00,000 Enhanced to Rs. 10,50,000. The court held that the NALSA Scheme mandates minimum compensation of Rs. 7,00,000 for sexual assault victims, which can be enhanced by 50%.

The appellant, Smt. Lalitha, mother of a minor victim of sexual assault, filed an appeal under Section 372 CrPC challenging the adequacy of compensati...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 326 IPC for Acid Attack but Enhances Victim Compensation — State Appeals Against Reduction of Sentence from Section 307 IPC Dismissed

The State of Himachal Pradesh appealed against the judgment of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh which altered the conviction of the respondents from...

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Madras High Court Upholds Life Conviction of Accused in Murder Case Based on Dying Declaration and Circumstantial Evidence. Dying Declaration of Deceased College Student Found Credible and Corroborated by Medical Evidence Under Section 302 IPC.

The appellant, Mani @ Manikantan, was convicted by the Mahila Court, Chennai, for the murder of Sangeetha, a 19-year-old college student, under Sectio...