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Supreme Court Sets Aside Enhancement of Sentence in POCSO Case Due to Procedural Violation — High Court's Suo Motu Enhancement Without Notice Held Illegal. Enhancement of Sentence from 7 to 10 Years in Accused's Own Appeal Violates Section 386 Proviso CrPC and Principles of Natural Justice.

The appellant, Kumar Ghimirey, was convicted by the Special Judge (POCSO Act, 2012) under Section 9/10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offen...

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Supreme Court Allows Suspension of Sentence in Bank Fraud Case Due to Erroneous Aggregation of Concurrent Sentences. High Court's Rejection of Bail Under Section 389 CrPC Set Aside as It Overlooked Trial Court's Direction That All Sentences Run Concurrently, Reducing Maximum Imprisonment to 7 Years.

The appellant, N. Ramamurthy, was convicted by the Special Judge for CBI cases in Bengaluru for offences under Section 120-B read with Sections 409, 4...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal in Murder Case, Acquits Nine Accused for Lack of Evidence. Common Object Under Section 149 IPC Not Established for All Members of Unlawful Assembly.

The Supreme Court of India heard appeals against the common judgment of the Patna High Court confirming the conviction of fifteen accused persons for ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Juvenile Convict in Murder Case Due to Juvenility at Time of Offence. The Court set aside the conviction and life sentence of a son who was a juvenile on the date of murder, applying the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000.

The Supreme Court dealt with two appeals arising from a High Court judgment that reversed the acquittal of a father and son for murder under Section 3...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Discharge from Section 307 IPC Charge — Medical Reports Prima Facie Show Attempt to Murder. Courts Below Erred in Appreciating Evidence at Charge Framing Stage; Charge Must Be Framed Under Section 307 IPC.

The appeal arose from a criminal revision filed by the complainant, Bihari Lal, against the order of the High Court of Rajasthan at Jodhpur, which aff...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal, Restores Magistrate's Cognizance Order in Complaint Case Under Sections 323, 379 IPC. High Court Erred in Quashing Complaint Based on Civil Dispute and Appreciating Evidence Under Section 482 CrPC.

The appellant, Md. Allauddin Khan, filed a complaint against respondent Nos. 2 and 3 alleging offences under Sections 323, 379 read with Section 34 of...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment for Mentally Ill Accused in Rape and Murder Case — Non-Compliance with Section 235(2) CrPC and Supervening Mental Illness Considered

The Supreme Court of India heard a review petition filed by an accused (referred to as 'Accused X') against his conviction and death sentence for the ...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Quashing of State Order Transferring Idol Theft Cases to CBI. Court holds that transfer of investigation without consulting the investigating officer and without court's approval was improper.

The State of Tamil Nadu appealed against the Madras High Court's judgment dated 30.11.2018, which quashed the State Government's order dated 01.08.201...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petition in Rafale Deal Case Due to Reliance on Unauthorizedly Removed Secret Documents. Court Holds That Publication of Documents in Newspaper Does Not Confer Right to Use Them in Judicial Proceedings Without Lawful Authority.

The Supreme Court of India heard a preliminary objection regarding the maintainability of a review petition filed by Yashwant Sinha and others in conn...