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Supreme Court Hears Appeals by Accused Against Conviction for Murder of IOC Officer — Admissibility of Confessional Statements Under Section 25 of Evidence Act Challenged. Confessional Statements Made to Non-Investigating Police Officers Argued as Inadmissible Under Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

These appeals arose from the conviction of several accused for the murder of S. Manjunath, a Sales Officer with Indian Oil Corporation, who had inspec...

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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 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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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Extra-Judicial Confession. Extra-judicial confession made before a police associate without independent corroboration cannot form the basis of conviction.

The Supreme Court considered appeals against the conviction of Darshan Singh, Jagmohan Singh, and Swaran Kaur for the murder of Surjit Kaur. The prose...

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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 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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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Diamond Theft Case, Holding Accused's Statement Inadmissible Under Section 27 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Statement Leading to Recovery of Diamonds from Co-Accused Does Not Constitute Discovery Directly Outcome of Such Information, Failing to Satisfy Section 27.

The case involved a criminal appeal before the Supreme Court against the conviction of the appellant for theft of a parcel containing diamonds, along ...