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Supreme Court Dismisses Transfer Petitions in Sacrilege Cases, Holding Fair Trial Possible in Punjab. Apprehensions of Bias Not Supported by Credible Material; State Assures Security.

The Supreme Court dismissed six transfer petitions filed under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking transfer of criminal trial...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in POCSO Case — Summoning Under Section 319 CrPC Set Aside for Lack of Strong Evidence. Identification of Accused Based on Spectacles and Subsequent Improvement in Victim's Statement Held Insufficient to Exercise Discretionary Power Under Section 319 CrPC.

The case involves an appeal against an order of the High Court of Uttarakhand upholding the summoning of the appellant under Section 319 of the Code o...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Child Rape and Murder Case. Judicial Confession and Last Seen Theory Upheld but Death Penalty Not Warranted as 'Rarest of Rare'.

The case involves the ghastly rape and murder of two children aged 10 and 7 years. On 29 October 2010, Mohanakrishnan picked up the children from outs...

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Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty in Multiple Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence. The court affirmed the conviction and death sentence for murdering five persons and attempting to murder one, driven by greed to steal money.

The appellant, Khushwinder Singh, was convicted by the Sessions Court for the murder of five persons and attempt to murder one, under Sections 302, 30...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence — Chain of Circumstances Incomplete, Extra-Judicial Confession Weak. The court held that suspicion cannot replace proof beyond reasonable doubt under Sections 302 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals of Devi Lal and Babu Lal, setting aside their conviction under Section 302 read with Section 120B of the Indian ...