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Bom HC | Conviction of father implicated in suicide note of his son reversed; Drinking, by itself, can never be an abetment for a person to commit suicide

Bombay High Court: V.M. Deshpande, J. allowed an appeal against the judgment of the trial court whereby the appellant was convicted under Section

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HP HC | No conviction in case of even slight doubt; Appeal against acquittal dismissed

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J., dismissed an appeal filed challenging the acquittal of the accused of the commission of offences

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SL SC | Acts causing loss to State property especially at their institution cannot be pardoned or condoned; Reduction of sentence refused

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Buwaneka Aluwihare, P. Padman Surasena and S. Thurairaja,

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Gau HC | Conviction for murder set aside where ‘reverse burden’ wrongly shifted on accused to prove innocence, law regarding S. 106 Evidence Act restated

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench of Mir Alfaz Ali and Nani Tagia, JJ., allowed an appeal filed against the order of the

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Raj HC | Application under S. 389 CrPC allowed following the “principal of parity”

Rajasthan High Court: Sandeep Mehta, J. suspended the punishment awarded by the Additional Sessions Judge in the Sessions Case No. 46 of

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SL CoA | Expert opinion is material evidence; case needs to be established beyond reasonable doubt; Court allows appeal setting aside conviction of murder accused

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of K.K. Wickremasinghe and K. Priyantha Fernando, JJ.,

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Sikk HC | Injured victim’s testimony is more reliable than injured witness; Judgment of Sessions Judge in case under S. 307 IPC, upheld

Sikkim High Court: Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J., upheld the decision passed by the Sessions Judge while rejecting the present appeal filed. In

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SL SC | Conviction set aside due to unsatisfactory nature of evidence not sufficient to uphold conviction

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Jayantha Jayasuriya, PC, CJ and Priyantha Jayawardena, PC, and

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Malaysia CoA | Thai national sentenced to death penalty for drug trafficking by invoking statutory presumption under Dangerous Drugs Act, 1952

Malaysia Court of Appeal: A Full Bench of Kamardin Hashim, Hanipah Farikullah, Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah, JCA dismissed the appeal filed by

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SL SC | Appeal against conviction for misappropriation dismissed on grounds of proof beyond reasonable doubt

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A full bench of Priyantha Jayawardena, PC, Murdu N.B. Fernando, PC, and

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Pat HC | An abstract principle of law cannot be applied in vacuum as there has to be foundational facts to which law can be applied

Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. dismissed the petition filed against the order passed in Sessions Trial by which the opposite parties

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Ker HC | Conviction for murder altered and appellant released as he had already undergone more detention than imposed by law

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench comprising of A. Hariprasad and A.Anil Kumar, JJ., released the appellant as no intention to commit

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Raj HC | Conviction on the basis of dying declaration upheld where it inspired confidence

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sabina and Goverdhan Bardhar, JJ., while dismissing the appeal upheld the judgment passed by the

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All HC | Continuation of criminal proceedings not useful where chances of conviction are bleak and settlement arrived at between the parties

Allahabad High Court: Sanjay Kumar Singh, J. allowed the instant application in terms of compromise and quashed the chargesheet as well as

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Utt HC | Amicable settlement in case of a non-compoundable offence can be allowed in order to secure the ends of justice

Uttaranchal High Court: Manoj K. Tiwari, J. allowed a writ petition to quash criminal proceedings after parties compromise over a non-compoundable offence.

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Sikk HC | Prosecution’s failure to extract actual act in victim’s deposition results in alteration of conviction for rape to that under S. 354 IPC

Sikkim High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Meenakshi Madan Rai and Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, JJ., while allowing an appeal, found error

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Pat HC | Salary not to be granted for period when rejoining of services was offered by a convicted employee when he was out on bail but was not acquitted

Patna High Court: Madhuresh Prasad, J. disposed of the writ petition on the ground that the petitioner was not incarcerated when joining

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P&H HC | Sentencing system must be based on a delicate balance of the aggravating and mitigating factors and the circumstances in which crime is committed

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench of Rajiv Sharma and Harinder Singh Sindhu, JJ., disposed of the appeal of a

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Bom HC | Conviction of Japanese national under NDPS Act reversed where contents of charge not explained in a language understood by him

Bombay High Court: Prithviraj K. Chavan, J. allowed an appeal filed by the appellant against the order of the Special Judge (NDPS) whereby

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Pat HC | Allegations made held were omnibus as the petitioners didn’t stand to gain from any dowry received by their brother

Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. disposed of the petition after making minor changes to the sentence on the grounds of the