Conviction under Section 302 IPC upheld on finding incident to be not at spur of moment
Supreme Court: The 3-Judge Bench comprising of N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and M.R. Shah, JJ. dismissed an appeal arising out of
Section 302 IPC
Section 313 CrPC can well be considered as a constitutional right under Article 21; invocation of last seen theory sans facts and evidence does not shift onus on accused: SC
Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of Rohinton F. Nariman and Navin Sinha, JJ. allowed criminal appeal filed against the judgment of Gauhati High
Murder Convict’s appeal for premature release granted: SC
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Kurian Joseph and S. Abdul Nazeer, JJ., while allowing an appeal directed for a premature release
Abstaining from funeral of father contrary to normal human conduct, to be considered incriminating factor: SC
Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of Ranjan Gogoi, Navin Sinha and K.M. Joseph, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the order of
Part of hostile witness’ testimony found trustworthy can be taken into consideration; man convicted for son’s murder on wife’s hostile testimony
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of B.R. Gavai and Sarang V. Kotwal, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the judgment
Conviction under Section 302 IPC upheld in light of direct evidence of 12 year old daughter of convict
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of S. Muralidhar and V. Kameswar Rao, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the order
Convict under Section 302 IPC acquitted in light of ‘serious gaping holes’ in the prosecution story, no immediate provocation to cause murder
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Vipin Sanghi and I.S. Mehta, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the judgment and
Accused convicted under Section 302 IPC in light of ‘no alternative theory’
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of S. Muralidhar and Vinod Goel, JJ. dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the order
Non-explanation of injuries to deceased is a strong circumstance pointing towards guilt of accused
Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Ajit Singh, CJ, and Achintya Malla Bujor Barua, J. held the accused-appellant guilty under
Murder accused acquitted on benefit of doubt in absence of motive
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of S. Muralidhar and Vinod Goel, JJ., allowed a criminal appeal directed against the trial
Duration of episode considered while modifying conviction under Section 302 IPC: SC
Supreme Court: Navin Sinha, J. delivered the judgment for the Full Court comprising of Ranjan Gogoi, R. Banumathi, JJ. and himself, wherein
Conviction altered from Section 302 to 304 (II) IPC in absence of mens rea
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of P.N. Deshmukh and M.G. Giratkar, J., partly allowed a criminal appeal which was filed
Murder convict acquitted in light of his suffering from ‘Paranoid Schizophrenia’
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of B.R. Gavai and Sarang V. Kotwal, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the order
Evidence of a related witness cannot be discarded; FIR is not an encyclopedia: SC
Supreme Court: R. Banumathi, J. speaking for herself and Ranjan Gogoi, J. dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the judgment of the
Ocular evidence is to be disbelieved where the medical evidence rules out possibility of it being true
Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Rajendra Kumar Srivastava and S.K. Gangele, JJ. allowed the appeal and acquitted the
Uncorroborated ‘dying declaration’ may become basis of conviction if it inspires confidence
Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench comprising of H.C. Mishra and B.B. Mangalmurti, JJ., dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the judgment