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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Murder Case Under Section 302 IPC Based on Credible Eyewitness Testimony and Medical Evidence. Attack with Axes Causing Head Injuries Leading to Death After 20 Days Constitutes Murder, Not Culpable Homicide, Under Indian Penal Code, 1860.

The appeal arose from the Chhattisgarh High Court's judgment affirming the conviction and sentence of the appellants for murder under Section 302 IPC....

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Supreme Court Clarifies Legal Insanity Defence Under Section 84 IPC and Burden of Proof Under Section 105 Evidence Act. The court held that insanity must be legal, not medical, to exempt from criminal liability, with the accused bearing the burden of proof on a preponderance of probabilities standard.

The judgment involved an appeal where the appellant raised the plea of insanity under Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, seeking reversal of a...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Evidence and Contradictions in Prosecution Version. Conviction Under Sections 148, 302/149 and 324/149 Indian Penal Code, 1860 Set Aside as Dying Declaration Was Unreliable and Witness Testimony Contradictory.

The Supreme Court considered an appeal challenging the conviction and life imprisonment sentence imposed on the appellants for murder under Sections 1...

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Supreme Court Reverses Acquittal and Convicts Accused in Murder Case Under Section 302/34 IPC. Common Intention Was Established Through Exhortation and Presence at Crime Scene as Per Consistent Eyewitness Testimony, Overturning High Court's Decision Based on Surmises.

The dispute arose from a criminal appeal filed by the original informant, son of the deceased, challenging the High Court's judgment acquitting accuse...

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Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Murder and Atrocities Case Due to High Court's Perfunctory Consideration of Evidence. Bail Orders Set Aside as High Court Failed to Evaluate Gravity of Offences Under Section 302 IPC and SC/ST Act, Ignoring Eyewitness Accounts and CCTV Footage.

The Supreme Court heard appeals filed by the original complainant against the High Court of Gujarat's orders granting bail to two accused persons in a...