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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...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Husband for Murder of Wife — Insanity Defense Rejected. The court held that the accused failed to prove legal insanity under Section 84 IPC, as the evidence did not establish incapacity to know the nature of the act at the time of the offence.

The appellant, Santosh Bhatambrekar, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his wife, Surekha, a medical doctor. T...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Under Section 302 IPC in Fatal Assault Case. Accused's act of throwing victim on tar road and banging his head held to constitute murder with intention to cause death.

The appellant, Santosh Jambu Koge, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Kolhapur, for the murder of Shital Patil under Section 302 of the Indian Penal...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Harassment Soon Before Death. Conviction under Section 304B IPC set aside as prosecution failed to establish that the deceased was subjected to cruelty or harassment in connection with dowry demand 'soon before her death'.

The appellant, Dinesh s/o Premlal Gautam, was convicted by the 1st Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Gondia, for the offence punishable under Section 3...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Witness Testimony and Lack of Evidence. Acquittal of Accused Under Sections 302, 307 IPC and Section 27 Arms Act Upheld as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of the respondent-accused, Balu @ Balkrushna Gangadhar Chavan, in Sessions Case No. 92 of 1996...

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Bombay High Court Reduces Conviction from Culpable Homicide to Voluntarily Causing Hurt in Fatal Quarrel Case. Sudden Fight Over Money Dispute Lacked Intent to Cause Death, Leading to Conversion Under Section 323 IPC.

The appellant, Abdul Rahim Jamluddin Ali, was convicted by the District Judge and Additional Sessions Judge, Thane, for the offence punishable under S...

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Bombay High Court Alters Conviction from Culpable Homicide to Grievous Hurt in Fatal Quarrel Case. Appellant's conviction under Section 304(II) IPC reduced to Section 325 IPC as death occurred during sudden fight without intention to cause death, and sentence reduced to period already undergone.

The appellant, Abdul Rahim Jamluddin Ali, was convicted by the District Judge and Additional Sessions Judge, Thane, for the offence punishable under S...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Under Section 302 IPC — Life Imprisonment Confirmed for Knife Attack on Watchman. Accused's Conviction Based on Eyewitness Testimony and Extrajudicial Confession Found Credible.

The appellant, Mohammed Rafiq Shahabuddin Shaikh, was convicted by the learned Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge-2, Thane, for the offence of murder und...