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Supreme Court altered Conviction to U/s 304-II of IPC from Under Section 302 IPC for Murdering Two Minor Daughters -- Eyewitness Testimony and Medical Evidence Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt

The Supreme Court partly allowed the criminal appeal filed by Appellants against her conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for murderi...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Legal Insanity Defence Under Section 84 IPC and Burden of Proof Under Section 105 Evidence Act. The court held that insanity must be legal, not medical, to exempt from criminal liability, with the accused bearing the burden of proof on a preponderance of probabilities standard.

The judgment involved an appeal where the appellant raised the plea of insanity under Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, seeking reversal of a...