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Supreme Court Considers Appeals Against Death Sentence in Bihar Family Burning Case Under IPC Sections 302/149. High Court Had Confirmed Conviction and Death Sentence for Three Accused; Supreme Court Examines Propriety of Sentence on Grounds of Non-Compliance with Section 354(3) CrPC.

Background: The case arose from a gruesome multiple murder where six members of a family were burnt alive in their house, and the informant survived w...

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Gujarat High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Intent and Sudden Provocation. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as the incident arose from a sudden quarrel without premeditation, reducing culpability to culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

The appellant, Raval Shaileshbhai Rameshbhai, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) by the learned Sessions Judge, Mahesana, ...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

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Bombay High Court Adjudicates Criminal Appeals Against Conviction under Sections 498A and 304B IPC and Acquittal. Husband and mother-in-law convicted for dowry death of wife, while father-in-law and other family members acquitted.

Background: The appeals arise from a dowry death case where Ashamati, the wife of accused No.2 Vaijinath, died after allegedly committing suicide by f...

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Bombay High Court Confirms Death Sentence for Accused in Rape and Murder of Two-Year-Old Child. The court upheld the conviction under Section 302 IPC, Section 376A IPC, and Section 6 of POCSO Act, finding the crime to be in the 'rarest of rare' category.

The case involves the confirmation of a death sentence and an appeal against conviction for the rape and murder of a two-year-old child. The incident ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Abetment of Suicide Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Cruelty or Instigation. Conviction under Sections 306 and 498A IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Mens Rea or Direct Connection Between Alleged Acts and Suicide.

The appellants, Sadashiv Govind Nadgire (husband) and Vatsalabai Kisan Nadgire (aunt), were convicted by the Sessions Judge, Solapur, for offences und...

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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 498-A and 306 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove cruelty or instigation leading to suicide.

The appellants, Sambhaji Mahadeo Kadam (accused No.1), Mahadeo Khandu Kadam (accused No.2), and Shantabai Mahadeo Kadam (accused No.3), were convicted...