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Supreme Court Allows State Appeal on FIR Registration in Cheating Case -- Reverses Delhi High Court Judgment Mandating Separate FIRs for Each Investor Complaint -- Police Have Discretion to Investigate Multiple Complaints Under Single FIR in Criminal Conspiracy Cases

The Supreme Court allowed the State's appeal against Delhi High Court judgment that answered reference questions regarding FIR registration in cheatin...

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Attempted Murder Case: Appellate Court’s Power to Modify Sentence Limited by Statutory Maximum – Life Imprisonment Reduced to 7 Years Rigorous Imprisonment

The appellant attacked his mother-in-law with a billhook, causing grievous injuries. The Trial Court imposed life imprisonment under Section 307 ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Cruelty and Dowry Demand in Matrimonial Dispute — High Court's Revision Dismissal Upheld for Lack of Perversity

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals filed by Rajesh Chaddha against the judgment of the Allahabad High Court, which had upheld his conviction unde...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Wildlife Product Seizure Case but Reduces Sentence from 6 to 3 Years. Conscious possession of tiger parts established; discrepancies in trap proceedings not sufficient to create doubt; sentence reduced considering young age and time served.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals challenging the conviction of Rajesh and Makbool Ahmed under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 for illegal ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence for Acid Attack Convicts Under Section 326A IPC — Concurrent Findings of Guilt Based on Credible Eyewitness Testimony Not Disturbed. Appellants' Challenge to Evidence and Sentence Rejected as No Perversity or Legal Error Found.

The Supreme Court dismissed two criminal appeals filed by Hakim and Umesh, who were convicted under Section 326A read with Section 34 of the Indian Pe...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in Culpable Homicide Case by Reducing Sentence. Sentence Reduced from 7 to 5 Years Under Section 304(ii) IPC Due to Absence of Premeditation and Consideration of Mitigating Factors Including Appellant Being Only Son of Aged Parents.

The appeal arose from a criminal conviction where the appellant had been acquitted of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code but convicted ...