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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment Due to Unexplained Delay in Mercy Petition. Unexplained delay of over 4 years by State in forwarding mercy petition violates Article 21 and warrants commutation.

The petitioner, Jagdish, was convicted for the murder of his wife and five children and sentenced to death by the trial court on 24.04.2006. The High ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Common Intention. The court held that mere catching hold of the victim without any overt act or recovery does not establish common intention under Section 34 IPC.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of accused nos. 3 and 4 (Ezajhussain Sabdarhussain and another) against their conviction under Section 302 read w...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Conspiracy. Conviction under Section 302 IPC with Sections 34, 114, 120B IPC confirmed as chain of circumstances complete and motive established.

The Supreme Court dismissed appeals by Vidyalakshmi @ Vidya (A3) and Anand Sabariraj @ Anand (A1) and another (A2) against the common judgment of the ...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Rape and Murder Case — Review Petition Allowed in Open Court. Court Holds That Life Imprisonment Is the Rule and Death Sentence an Exception, and Mitigating Circumstances Must Be Considered Even in Heinous Crimes.

The Supreme Court of India heard a review petition filed by Md. Mannan @ Abdul Mannan, who had been convicted for the rape and murder of an eight-year...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Drug Overdose Murder Case Due to Lack of Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC read with Section 120B IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove chain of circumstances beyond reasonable doubt.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by Chandru @ Chandrasekaran and Siva @ Sivaprakash against their conviction under Section 302 IPC read wit...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Circumstantial Evidence Case Based on Last Seen Theory and Forensic Link. The Court held that the last seen evidence and forensic link between the recovered revolver and the fatal bullet established guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Sukhpal Singh against his conviction under Section 302 IPC for murder. The case was based on circumstantial ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Three Appellants in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence - Common Intention Not Established. Conviction of One Appellant Upheld Due to Recovery of Weapon from His House Under Section 302 IPC.

The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal filed by four appellants convicted under Section 302/34 IPC for the murder of Jugeswar Kurmi. The case was...

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Supreme Court Confirms Conviction but Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Rape and Murder of Minor Girl. Circumstantial evidence including last seen together and failure to explain incriminating circumstances upheld conviction, but mitigating factors led to commutation of death penalty.

The appellant, Vijay Raikwar, was convicted by the Trial Court for the rape and murder of a 7½-year-old girl under Section 376(2)(f) and Section 201 ...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order in Income Tax Trust Registration Cancellation Case. Single Bogus Donation Can Trigger Cancellation Proceedings Under Section 12AA(3) of Income Tax Act, 1961.

The case involves an appeal by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Kolkata against an order of the Calcutta High Court which quashed the canc...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Circumstantial Evidence and Weak Motive. Conviction based on last seen circumstance, motive, and recovery of knives fails as prosecution evidence is found unreliable and procedure improper.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Malaichamy and another (Accused Nos. 1 and 2) against their conviction for the murder of Harish Kumar, son of ...