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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court's Acquittal Under POCSO Act, Restores Conviction for Sexual Assault Without Skin-to-Skin Contact Requirement. The Court held that 'sexual assault' under Section 7 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, does not require direct skin-to-skin contact; physical contact with sexual intent suffices, overturning the High Court's narrow interpretation.

18 Nov 2021

The Supreme Court of India adjudicated multiple criminal appeals arising from judgments of the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, concerning interpretat...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal in POCSO and IPC Case, Modifying Gang Rape Conviction to Individual Rape. The court upheld convictions for kidnapping, enticement, rape, and criminal intimidation under IPC and POCSO Act, but set aside gang rape charge due to insufficient evidence of multiple perpetrators acting in common intention.

8 Oct 2021

The Supreme Court of India heard a criminal appeal arising from a Special Leave Petition, where the appellant challenged his conviction and sentence u...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in Section 307 IPC Case and Reduces Sentence Based on Genuine Compromise. The Court upheld conviction under Section 307 IPC but reduced imprisonment from 10 to 5 years considering the amicable settlement between parties, absence of minimum prescribed sentence, and precedents allowing sentence reduction in non-compoundable offences.

13 Sep 2021

The Supreme Court heard a criminal appeal arising from a conviction under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code. The appellant had been convicted by th...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Husband and Mother-in-Law in Dowry-Related Suicide Case Under Sections 498A and 306 IPC. The Court Applied Presumption Under Section 113-A of the Evidence Act, 1872, as Suicide Occurred Within Eight Months of Marriage and Evidence Established Cruelty Through Demand for Rs.25,000 and Physical and Mental Harassment.

3 Sep 2021

The Supreme Court of India heard criminal appeals arising from special leave petitions filed by the appellants challenging their conviction under Sect...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in SC & ST Act and IPC Rape Case Involving Blind Scheduled Caste Victim. The Court affirmed that the offence under Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 was committed 'on the ground' of caste due to the victim's vulnerability from blindness and Scheduled Caste status, and the rape under Section 376(1) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 was proven beyond reasonable doubt.

27 Apr 2021

The appeal arose from a judgment of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh dated 3 August 2019, which affirmed the conviction of the appellant for offences ...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal in NDPS Act Case by Reducing Sentence from 15 to 12 Years Based on Mitigating Factors. The Court Held That While Imposition of Sentence Higher Than Minimum Under Section 21 of NDPS Act Does Not Require Exclusive Consideration of Section 32B Factors, Quantity of Contraband and Mitigating Circumstances Like Being a First-Time Convict and Carrier Warrant Sentence Reduction.

6 Apr 2021

The appeal arose from a criminal conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The appellant, Gurdev Singh, was convicted...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in NDPS Act Case, Reducing Sentence to Period Already Served. Conviction Under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) Upheld for Transporting 3327 kg of Ganja, but Sentence Modified Due to Appellant's Mitigating Circumstances as Indigent Helper.

5 Apr 2021

The appeal arose from a conviction under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, for transporting 3327 kg of...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Rape of Mentally Retarded Woman in Himachal Pradesh. High Court's Reversal of Acquittal Upheld as Prosecutrix's Mild Mental Retardation Rendered Her Incapable of Understanding Sexual Assault.

3 Dec 2020

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by Chaman Lal against the judgment of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, which had reversed his acquittal a...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Criminal Appeal in Life Imprisonment Case After Premature Release Under Article 161. The appeal became infructuous as the appellant was released under the Governor's constitutional pardon power, which overrides statutory minimum sentence requirements under Section 433-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

17 Jul 2020

The dispute involved a criminal appeal by an appellant convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to life...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court's Order in Tax Assessment Writ Petition Due to Statutory Remedy Foreclosure. High Court Exceeded Jurisdiction by Entertaining Writ Petition After Statutory Appeal Was Dismissed as Time-Barred Under Section 31 of the Andhra Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005.

6 May 2020

The dispute arose from a tax assessment order dated 21.6.2017 passed by the Assistant Commissioner of Commercial Taxes against the respondent, a regis...

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