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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration and Lack of Motive. Conviction based on tampered dying declaration and insufficient evidence set aside.

The appellant, Balaji, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his sister, Lata, and sentenced to life imprisonment...

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Supreme Court Restores Screening Committee's Decision Denying Appointment to Candidate with Criminal Antecedents - Benefit of Doubt Acquittal Not Clean Acquittal

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the Division Bench of the High Court's order allowing the respondent Bunty's writ appeal and directing hi...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Minimum Residual Tenure for DGP Appointment as Six Months in Police Reforms Case. The Court held that UPSC must empanel officers with at least six months residual service, not two years, to ensure merit and avoid favouritism under Article 142 of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court in this judgment dealt with an application for clarification of its earlier order dated 3rd July 2018 passed in I.A. No.25307 of 201...

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Supreme Court Remands Electricity Theft Case to High Court for Fresh Consideration Under Section 152 of Electricity Act, 2003. Settlement in Lok Adalat does not automatically quash FIR; compounding provisions must be examined.

The appellant, Mukesh Chand, was a consumer of electricity who obtained a connection from BSES Rajdhani Power Limited for his business premises. BSES ...

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Supreme Court Disposes of Application After Full Satisfaction of Settlement Amount in State Trading Corporation Case. All criminal and civil proceedings arising from settlement agreements quashed upon payment of Rs. 600 crores with interest.

The Supreme Court disposed of M.A. No. 320 of 2019 in Civil Appeal No. 11907 of 2018, filed by the State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. (STC) again...

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Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence for Accused in Rape and Murder of Five-Year-Old Child. Circumstantial Evidence Including Last Seen and Recovery at Instance of Accused Proved Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals of Sachin Kumar Singhraha, upholding his conviction and death sentence for the rape and murder of a five-year-...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declaration and Lack of Corroboration. The earliest dying declaration did not implicate the appellant, leading to benefit of doubt under Section 302 IPC read with Section 114 IPC.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Savitaben, who was convicted under Sections 302 and 452 read with Section 114 IPC for the murder of Narmadaben...

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Supreme Court Modifies Sentence in Cheating Case Due to Delay and Age of Accused. Offence under Section 420 IPC upheld but sentence reduced to period already undergone.

The appellant, Bhagyan Das, was convicted under Section 420 IPC for cheating in connection with a government scheme for poor persons. He was a Village...