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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder and Arms Act Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction Overturned as Prosecution Failed to Establish Complete Chain of Circumstances and Key Witness Testimony Was Unreliable Under Section 302 IPC and Section 27 Arms Act.

The Supreme Court considered an appeal challenging the dismissal of the appellant's criminal appeal by the High Court of Jharkhand, which had affirmed...

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Supreme Court Allows State Appeal in Police Constable Dismissal Case — Reinstates Dismissal Despite Criminal Acquittal. Standard of Proof in Disciplinary Proceedings is Preponderance of Probabilities, Not Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appeal arises from a judgment of the Division Bench of the Rajasthan High Court which set aside the dismissal of the respondent, a police constabl...

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of CRPF Head Constable for Negligent Handling of Weapon Causing Death of Colleague. Acquittal in Criminal Case Does Not Vitiate Disciplinary Proceeding Based on Preponderance of Probabilities.

The first respondent, Sitaram Mishra, was a Head Constable in the CRPF. On 18 February 1998, while cleaning his loaded 9 MM carbine in the barracks wi...