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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in TADA Case Due to Involuntary Confession and Lack of Corroboration. Confession recorded under Section 15 of TADA Act found not voluntary as guidelines in Kartar Singh were not followed, and confession of co-accused not admissible without joint trial.

The appellant, Raja @ Ayyappan, was convicted by the Designated Court under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (TADA) for ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Extra-Judicial Confession. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Sole Basis of Confession Was Not Voluntary and Credible.

The appellant, Sharad s/o Prabhakar Waghmare, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his father, Prabhakar, and se...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Extrajudicial Confession. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as extrajudicial confession was not corroborated by any other evidence and the circumstances did not conclusively point to guilt.

The appellant, Ishwar Masram, a member of the State Reserve Police Force, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of h...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Extra-Judicial Confession and Incomplete Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction Reversed as High Court Erred in Reappreciating Evidence Without Compelling Reasons Under Principles Governing Appeals Against Acquittal.

The dispute arose from the death of a 2.5-year-old child in Hubli, Karnataka, on 03.11.2002. The appellant, the younger brother of the child's father ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in NDPS Case Due to Insufficient Evidence — Confession of Co-Accused and Retracted Confession Without Corroboration Cannot Sustain Conviction for Financing Illicit Traffic Under Section 27A NDPS Act

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Mohammed Fasrin, who was convicted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) b...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Based on Extra-Judicial Confession in Live-in Relationship Case. Court holds that extra-judicial confession, if credible and corroborated, can form the basis of conviction under Section 302 IPC.

The appellant, Ramu Appa Mahapatar, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Manda, with whom he was in a live-in relationship. The prose...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Extrajudicial Confession and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appellant, Nivrutti Kishan Hire, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Vaijapur on 22-07-2016 in Sessions Case No.64 of 2014 for the mur...

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Bombay High Court Allows Withdrawal of Criminal Appeal by Life Convict Nearing Release — Right to Appeal Can Be Waived Voluntarily. Appellant convicted under Section 302 IPC sought to withdraw appeal as he was likely to be released; court permitted withdrawal after ensuring voluntariness.

The appellant, Jafar Khaja Mainuddin Mulla, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Solapur on 24 May 2012 for the offence of murder under Sec...