Delhi High Court applies ‘doctrine of confirmation by subsequent events’ to convict an accused of murdering a girl in broad daylight
Delhi High Court: In an appeal filed by the accused challenging the order of conviction passed by the Trial Court
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Delhi Court convicts accused for disreputing advocate by filing a false complaint before the Delhi Bar Council
“Questioning the honesty of a person is the worst form of accusation and the same can have a serious detrimental effect on the reputation of a person. It would harm the reputation of any person, and especially an advocate, in the estimation of the right-thinking members of society. There is no doubt that such a statement is per se defamatory.”
[POCSO] Eve teasing and roadside romeos need to be dealt with heavy hand; Bombay Sessions Court convicts man for 1.5 years for calling a minor girl an “item”
Sessions Court, Borivali Division, Mumbai: In a case filed by a minor girl against the accused for offences under Sections 354, 354-D,
“Death was not pre-meditated”; Allahabad High Court modifies conviction under Section 302 IPC into Section 304 IPC
Allahabad high Court: In an appeal filed against the judgment and order passed by Sessions Judge, convicting and sentencing the
‘Not planned but committed in sudden spur of the moment’; Bombay High Court reduces father-brother’s LI to 10 years RI for killing girl’s lover
Bombay High Court : In an appeal filed questioning the legality of Judgment and convicting both Appellants i.e. a father
Pulling the dupatta of a girl amounts to offence under S. 354 IPC; Bombay Special Court directs compensation of Rs 15000 to the minor victim
POCSO Special Court, at Fort, Gr. Bombay: In a case where charge sheet is filed against the accused for offences
Reversing acquittal of only 2 out of 22 acquitted murder accused, despite glaring contradictions between witness testimonies, illogical; SC sets aside Karnataka HC verdict
Supreme Court: In an appeal against the Karnataka High Court's reversal of acquittal of 2 out of the 22 accused
Explained| Can sentence of a murder convict be reduced to sentence already undergone which was less than life imprisonment?
Supreme Court: In a murder case, where the Madhya Pradesh High Court had reduced the sentence to sentence already undergone which was
Whether pleading guilty in the statement recorded under Section 313 CrPC sufficient for conviction or not? Allahabad High Court answers
Allahabad High Court: Samit Gopal, J. acquitted the appellant of the charges leveled against him of Section 307 of Penal
Bombay High Court| Once prosecution has proved the offence of rape, there is no reason for the Trial Court to award a lesser sentence than what the statute prescribes
Bombay High Court: While deliberating upon the instant appeal challenging the conviction and sentence under Section 376, IPC [rape], the Division Bench
Orissa High Court | Witnesses related to the deceased would not result in their testimonies being discarded if otherwise truthful and consistent
Orissa High Court: In an appeal filed challenging the Trial court ruling, convicting the accused under Section 302 of Penal
Chhattisgarh High Court declares election null and void for non-disclosure of criminal antecedents, including acquittal in criminal case
Chhattisgarh High Court: In a case where an election was declared null and void on the grounds of non-disclosure of
Allahabad High Court | Section 3 (2) (v) of SC and ST Act, 1989 only attracts by way of documentary evidence to prove that the injured belongs to SC or ST; Conviction and sentence, modified
Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Ajai Tyagi, JJ. while deciding an appeal which was
Appeal against conviction cannot be dismissed on the ground that the accused is absconding: Supreme Court
Supreme Court: In furtherance of Criminal Justice, the bench of Abhay S. Oka* and MM Sundresh, JJ has held that an appeal
Meghalaya High Court | Duty of Trial Court to bring to the specific attention of accused to any material which proves the guilt of the accused
Meghalaya High Court: While disposing off the petition, the division bench comprising of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ. and W. Diengdoh, J. set aside
Gauhati HC | Recovery/seizure of contraband not mandatory; arrest, detention or conviction under NDPS Act can be based on other convincing factors
Gauhati High Court: A bail application under Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, (CrPC) was denied by Sanjay Kumar Medhi,
Bom HC │ Extra-judicial confession is a weak piece of evidence; Conviction under S. 302 IPC set aside
Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Sadhana S. Jadhav and Milind N. Jadhav, JJ., allowed an appeal which was filed against
No death penalty, but life imprisonment for Yasin Malik: Patiala House Courts stresses on why ‘Terror Funding’ should be recognized as one of the gravest offences
Patiala House Courts: Stating that the crimes for which the convict had been convicted were intended to strike at the heart of
Cal HC | Abscondence of an accused by itself does not establish his guilt; Conviction and sentence for punishment of murder set aside
Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Ananya Bandyopadhyay, JJ. allowed an appeal which was directed against the judgment
Maternal uncle rapes his 14-year-old niece; will subsequent act of him marrying prosecutrix extinguish all criminal liabilities? SC decides
Supreme Court: In an interesting case, the Division Bench comprising of L. Nageswara Rao and B.R, Gavai, JJ., acquitted the appellant who