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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Evidence of Common Intention. Pointing Out Victim's Hiding Place Does Not Attract Section 149 IPC Without Active Participation in Unlawful Assembly.

1 Dec 2021

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Taijuddin, setting aside his conviction under Sections 147, 148, 302, 201 read with Section 149 IPC. The case ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Honor Killing Case Under IPC and SC/ST Act. The court affirmed life imprisonment sentences for murder, rioting, and atrocities, with death penalties commuted to life, based on evidence of a panchayat-led hanging and cremation following an inter-caste elopement.

26 Nov 2021

The Supreme Court of India dealt with criminal appeals arising from a conviction in a case involving honor killing. The appellants, numerous individua...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Robbery Case Due to Unreliable Disclosure Statement and Lack of Corroborative Evidence. Conviction under Sections 392 and 397 IPC Set Aside as Recovery of Common Articles and Hostile Witnesses Failed to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

8 Nov 2021

The appeal arose from a robbery case where the appellant was convicted under Sections 392 and 397 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) by the Trial Co...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Robbery Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Non-Applicability of Section 397 IPC. The Court held that Section 397 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, applies only to the offender who uses a deadly weapon, and the benefit of acquittal of a co-accused extends to other accused when allegations are indivisible, leading to acquittal based on unreliable identification and suspicious FIR.

29 Oct 2021

The Supreme Court of India heard criminal appeals filed by two appellants, Ganesan and Shanmugam, challenging their conviction under Section 397 of th...

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Supreme Court Upholds Screening Committee's Decision to Reject Candidate in CISF Recruitment Due to Non-Honourable Acquittal. The Court distinguished between honourable acquittal and acquittal by benefit of doubt, holding that acquittal based on hostile witnesses does not automatically entitle candidate to public employment under Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines.

6 Oct 2021

The dispute arose from the rejection of a candidate's appointment to the post of Constable in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) despite his...

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Supreme Court Quashes Prosecution Direction Against Returning Officer in Election Petition Due to Lack of Intentional Falsehood and Procedural Lapse. The Court held that mere inconsistency in evidence without proof of deliberate falsehood does not justify perjury prosecution under Section 193 IPC, and failure to grant opportunity under Section 340 CrPC vitiates the direction.

3 Aug 2021

The dispute arose from an election petition challenging the election of N.S. Nandiesha Reddy from the 151 K.R. Pura Legislative Assembly constituency ...

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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 Murder and Kidnapping Case Due to Unreliable Evidence and Hostile Witnesses. Conviction under Section 302/120-B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, was set aside as the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt with credible and corroborative evidence.

6 Apr 2021

The appeals arose from a common judgment of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, which upheld the conviction of the appellants under Se...

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Supreme Court Upholds State's Decision to Disqualify Police Constable Candidate Based on Acquittal by Benefit of Doubt in Murder Case. Acquittal Resulting from Hostile Witnesses Due to Compromise Does Not Constitute Honourable Acquittal Under Police Recruitment Rules, Allowing Employer to Consider Criminal Antecedents.

24 Mar 2021

The dispute arose from the Rajasthan Police's refusal to appoint Love Kush Meena as a constable despite his success in the recruitment process, due to...

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Supreme Court Restores Concurrent Findings of Fraud in Property Dispute Between Siblings — General Power of Attorney and Sale Deeds Set Aside as Void. The court held that the plaintiff had sufficiently proved fraud by preponderance of probabilities, and the High Court erred in reversing the concurrent findings without establishing perversity.

1 Jan 2020

The dispute arose between the plaintiff, Joginder Kaur (since deceased, represented by her daughter Nirmal Gill), and her step-brothers and step-siste...

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