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Conviction Reversed – Prosecution Failed to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Supreme Court Set Aside Conviction Under Section 302 and Section 109 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Deficiencies in Evidence and Delay in Witness Statements Raised Doubt – Appellant Released.

Supreme Court found material contradictions and inconsistencies in the prosecution’s case. The delay in witness statements was unexplained, raising...

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Supreme Court Quashed Criminal Proceedings Against the Appellants Due to Settlement, Despite Section 307 IPC Charges.

Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Quashing of Criminal Proceedings – Distinction Between Compounding and Quashment – Role of Se...

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Supreme Court Dismissed Habeas Corpus Petition as Infructuous—Claim of Defamation by Petitioner Held Misconceived. Habeas Corpus—Police Statement on Divorce Decree—Alleged Defamation—No Basis Found

The Supreme Court dismissed the petition. Habeas Corpus petition becomes infructuous once the detenue is located—further inquiry is unnecessary. (Pa...

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Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – Sections 24 and 25 – Grant of Maintenance and Permanent Alimony in Void Marriages – Supreme Court Clarified the Legal Position on Alimony to Spouses of Void Marriages

Matrimonial Law – Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – Sections 24 and 25 – Spouse of a Void Marriage Entitled to Seek Maintenance – Discretionary Power...

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Conviction Under Section 366-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) Set Aside Due to Lack of Evidence of Inducement or Sexual Intent.

Supreme Court Acquitted the Appellant as the Prosecution Failed to Prove the Victim’s Minority and the Ingredients of Section 366-A IPC Beyond Reaso...

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Acquittal Upheld in Dowry Death Case under Section 304B IPC. Presumption under Section 113B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, not invoked due to lack of proof of demand for dowry – Acquittal by High Court affirmed by the Supreme Court.

Acquittal upheld – Supreme Court found no substantive evidence proving demand for dowry – Material contradictions in witness statements – Presum...

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Acquittal in Circumstantial Evidence Case – Conviction Set Aside

Supreme Court Held – Failure to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt – Chain of Circumstantial Evidence Incomplete – Appellant Acquitted (Par...

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Supreme Court Acquitted Accused in Circumstantial Evidence-Based Murder Case Due to Lack of Conclusive Proof.

Benefit of Doubt Given – Prosecution Failed to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt – No Conclusive Evidence of Strangulation – Appellant Dir...