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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Rape Case Due to Consensual Relationship and Absence of False Promise of Marriage. Long-term Relationship Including Engagement and Pregnancies Established Consensual Nature, Making Prosecution Abuse of Process Under Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 375.

The Supreme Court considered a criminal appeal challenging an FIR registered against the appellant for offences under Sections 376(2), 377, 504, 506 o...

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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.

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 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.

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 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...