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Supreme Court Reopens Death Penalty Review Petition for Open Court Hearing Following Constitutional Bench Precedent. The Court recalled an earlier dismissal by circulation and ordered an open court hearing based on Mohd. Arif v Registrar, Supreme Court of India, 2014 (9) SCC 737, which mandates oral hearings in death penalty review cases due to the irreversible nature of the penalty.

21 Mar 2023

The judgment involves a convict on death row who filed a review petition seeking a fresh look at his conviction for murder and death sentence, based o...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Eight Accused in Murder Case Based on Credible Solitary Eye-Witness Testimony. The Court affirmed that quality of evidence overrides quantity, and concurrent findings of lower courts under Sections 143, 147, 148, 302, 504 of Indian Penal Code, 1860, were not interfered with as the sole witness's testimony was trustworthy and corroborated by hostile witnesses.

16 Mar 2023

The Supreme Court dealt with appeals by three accused persons challenging their conviction for murder, based on the testimony of a solitary eye-witnes...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Sole Eyewitness Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 25(1)A and 27(2) of the Arms Act was overturned as the sole eyewitness's testimony was found untrustworthy and unnatural, failing to meet the standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt.

16 Mar 2023

The Supreme Court heard an appeal against the conviction of the appellant for murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code a...

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Supreme Court Declares Accused Juvenile and Quashes Death Sentence Under Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. Age Determination Based on School Birth Certificate Prevails Over Ossification Test, Leading to Release After Over 5 Years Incarceration as Maximum Sentence for Juvenile Below 16 is 3 Years.

3 Mar 2023

The Supreme Court heard appeals challenging the judgment and order dated 15.11.2018 of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which affirmed the death sentenc...

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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 Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence Under Sections 302/34 and 201 IPC. Conviction Overturned as Prosecution Failed to Establish Complete Chain of Circumstances, Including Motive, Last Seen Theory, and Reliable Extra-Judicial Confession.

28 Feb 2023

The Supreme Court heard an appeal against the High Court of Tripura's judgment dated 9th October 2013, which had dismissed the appellant's appeal and ...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in Murder Case, Converting Conviction to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder Due to Right to Private Defence. The appellant's conviction under Section 302 IPC was set aside and converted to Section 304 Part I IPC as he acted in self-defence against an armed aggressor party at his house, with sentence limited to period already undergone of about five years.

19 Jan 2023

The appeal arose from a murder conviction where the appellant, along with five others, was initially convicted under Section 302 read with Section 149...

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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.

12 Jan 2023

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.

12 Jan 2023

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 Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Failure to Prove Common Intention Under Section 34 IPC. Conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 Indian Penal Code set aside as prosecution failed to establish prior concert and prearranged plan between appellant and co-accused who actually committed stabbing.

15 Mar 2022

The Supreme Court considered an appeal against the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for mur...

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