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Supreme Court upheld the summoning of additional accused post-trial conclusion, emphasizing the High Court’s revisional powers and the necessity of fresh trials to ensure justice.

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 319 — Summoning of Additional Accused Post-Trial Conclusion Held Valid — Reiteration of Revi...

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Supreme Court Acquitted the Appellants from Charges of Abetment to Suicide

Supreme Court of India Set Aside Conviction and Sentence under Sections 306 and 114 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 Due to Lack of Direct or Proximate ...

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Supreme Court Dismissed Appeals of Convicts – Life Imprisonment Confirmed. Conviction Under Sections 148 and 302 Read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Accused’s Plea of Alibi Rejected

Consistent and corroborated eyewitness testimonies established the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt. Plea of alibi must be conclusive...

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Supreme Court of India set aside the High Court’s conviction and life sentence under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’), granting acquittal due to inconsistent dying declarations and lack of corroborative evidence.

Supreme Court of India – Acquittal Granted, Benefit of Doubt Extended a) Inconsistent dying declarations require corroboration (Para 12-14) b) ...

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High Court of Bombay, Nagpur Bench, Overturns Conviction Under Section 302 IPC, Citing Flaws in Prosecution’s Case and Unreliable Witness Testimony. Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Lack of Convincing Evidence and Benefit of Doubt

Delay in FIR and Suppression of Information:– The court held that the delay in lodging the FIR and suppression of initial information raised serious...

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Supreme Court Acquitted Appellant Due to Lack of Conclusive Evidence Regarding Handwriting on Postal Cover — Convictions Set Aside. Insufficient Proof of Disputed Document — Prosecution’s Failure to Exhibit Primary Evidence Led to Acquittal

Failure to produce the original postal cover as primary evidence rendered the expert report inadmissible — Prosecution’s inability to prov...

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Conviction under Sections 302/149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) set aside — Benefit of doubt granted — Prosecution failed to establish the accused’s involvement beyond reasonable doubt.

Sole testimony of an interested witness without independent corroboration cannot form the basis for conviction (Para 18) Failure to seize crucial evi...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court's Stay on Discharge Order — Upholds Liberty of Accused. Apex Court Reaffirms Higher Pedestal of Discharged Accused — Lays Down Strict Parameters for Stay on Discharge Orders

Supreme Court quashed the High Court’s stay and surrender order — Held that stay on discharge orders should only be granted in rare and exceptiona...

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Supreme Court Set Aside Conviction Under Sections 120B and 411 IPC — Ordered Return of Seized Gold Bars to Appellant. Acquittal of Co-Accused Upheld — Failure to Prove Seized Gold Was Stolen Property — Reasonable Doubt Favored Accused

Constitution of India (COI) — Article 21 — Right to Fair Trial — Burden of Proof on Prosecution — Chain of Circumstances Must Be Complete. In...

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Acquittal in Murder Case Based on Incomplete Circumstantial Evidence. Supreme Court Overturns Conviction Due to Broken Chain of Circumstantial Evidence and Lack of Motive

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and acquitted the appellant of all charges. The Court held that the prosecution failed to establish a complete ...