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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 Dismisses Convict's Challenge to Rejection of Mercy Petition in Nirbhaya Case — No Ground for Judicial Review Found. The court held that the plea of juvenility had been finally determined by courts and that allegations of torture and lack of common intention were not grounds for judicial review of the President's order under Article 72.

20 Mar 2020

The Supreme Court dismissed a writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution by Pawan Kumar Gupta, a convict in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Convict's Writ Petition in Nirbhaya Gang Rape Case — No Ground for Reconsideration After Multiple Dismissals. The Court held that after exhaustive judicial scrutiny through appeals, review, curative petition, and mercy petition, no further intervention under Article 32 is warranted.

19 Mar 2020

The petitioner, Mukesh, a convict in the Nirbhaya gang rape case, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India before the Supre...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Death-Row Convict's Challenge to Rejection of Mercy Petition in Nirbhaya Gang Rape Case. President's Power Under Article 72 is Constitutional Duty Subject to Limited Judicial Review; No Grounds for Interference Established.

14 Feb 2020

The petitioner, Vinay Sharma, a death-row convict in the Nirbhaya gang rape case, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution challengi...

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Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Criminal Justice System's Response to Sexual Offences — Seeks Status Reports on Implementation of Legal Provisions. The Court directed Union of India and all States/UTs to file status reports on compliance with provisions of Cr.P.C., IPC, and Evidence Act relating to rape and sexual offences.

18 Dec 2019

The Supreme Court of India, taking suo motu cognizance under SMW (Crl.) No. 04 of 2019, assessed the criminal justice system's response to sexual offe...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Witness Testimony and Contradictions. Conviction under Sections 148, 302/149 IPC Set Aside as Eye-Witnesses' Statements Were Parrot-Like and Contradictory on Material Particulars.

24 Oct 2019

The Supreme Court heard an appeal by the convicted accused against the judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which had upheld their conviction und...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Rape and Murder of Minor — Emphasizes Need to Consider Mitigating Circumstances Before Imposing Death Penalty. The Court upheld the conviction but modified the sentence, holding that the case did not fall within the 'rarest of rare' category as mitigating factors were overlooked.

1 Jan 2019

The appellant, Nand Kishore, was convicted by the trial court for the rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl, and sentenced to death. The High Court co...

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