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Supreme Court Modifies Conviction of Accused in Kidnapping Case from Section 364A to Section 363 IPC Due to Insufficient Evidence of Death Threat. The Court found that the prosecution failed to prove the essential ingredient of threat to cause death or hurt under Section 364A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, leading to a reduction in the severity of the offence.

1 Mar 2023

The Supreme Court addressed appeals by five accused persons whose convictions under Sections 148, 149, and 364A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for ki...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, set aside as eyewitness testimony was found unreliable and uncorroborated, with long-standing enmity casting doubt on prosecution case.

24 Jan 2023

The dispute arose from a murder case where the appellants were convicted under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the killing of Narayan on Sept...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Sole Witness Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, was set aside as the sole eyewitness's account was deemed untrustworthy due to inordinate delay in statement recording and inconsistencies, entitling the accused to benefit of doubt.

19 Jan 2023

The appeal arose from a murder conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The prosecution alleged that the appe...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence and Procedural Lapses. Conviction Overturned as Prosecution Failed to Establish Complete Chain of Circumstances and Comply with Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 in Recovery of Deceased's Body.

12 Jan 2023

The appeal arose from a murder case where the appellant, Boby (accused No. 3), was convicted by the trial court and High Court for offences including ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellant in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 6 of POCSO Act Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Sexual Assault Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

1 Jan 2023

The appellant, P. Yuvaprakash, was convicted by the trial court and the Madras High Court for offenses under Section 366A IPC and Section 6 of the POC...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Circumstantial Evidence Case Due to Unreliable Last Seen Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 302/364/392/394/201 IPC set aside as chain of circumstances was incomplete.

28 Mar 2022

The appellant, Dinesh Kumar, along with co-accused Mange Ram, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Jagadhri, Haryana, for offences under Se...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Eyewitness Testimony and Medical Evidence Discrepancies. Conviction under Sections 148 and 302/149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, set aside as prosecution failed to prove case beyond reasonable doubt based on contradictions in evidence and lack of corroboration.

1 Feb 2022

The appeals arose from a judgment of the Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad dated 11 January 2019, which confirmed the convic...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals and Restores Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Doubtful Dying Declaration and Improper Appellate Review. The Court held that a dying declaration cannot be the sole basis for conviction if shrouded with doubtful circumstances, and the High Court failed to give cogent reasons while reversing acquittal under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

7 May 2021

The dispute involved criminal appeals against a High Court judgment that reversed the trial court's acquittal and convicted the appellants for murder ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in TADA Case Due to Involuntary Confession and Lack of Corroboration. Confession recorded under Section 15 of TADA Act found not voluntary as guidelines in Kartar Singh were not followed, and confession of co-accused not admissible without joint trial.

1 Apr 2020

The appellant, Raja @ Ayyappan, was convicted by the Designated Court under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (TADA) for ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction Based Solely on Prosecutrix's Testimony Unsustainable Where Medical and FSL Reports Do Not Support Prosecution Case.

14 Feb 2020

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Santosh Prasad @ Santosh Kumar against the State of Bihar, setting aside his conviction under Sections 376(1) ...

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