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Case BriefsSupreme Court

7-year-old’s “brutal” rape and murder: SC commutes Death sentence; No premature release/remission during 30 years’ LI as “conscience of the society cannot be ignored” 

Supreme Court: In a case where a man had brutally raped and murdered a 7-year-old girl, the 3-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar,

Published on March 7, 2022March 11, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Bombay High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Husband killed wife brutally in a heat of passion leaving husband with a wounded pride: Bom HC decides whether the said offence will come under “Murder” or “Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder”

Bombay High Court: Stating that, in the moment of anger spouses almost forgot about the two children who were hardly three years

Published on February 18, 2022February 25, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Chased and killed in the mid night much after the altercation, even after the deceased reached his house. Cold blooded murder or  culpable homicide not amounting to murder? SC decides

Supreme Court: In a case relating to murder versus culpable homicide legal controversy, the Division Bench of M.R. Shah* and B.V. Nagarathna,

Published on February 15, 2022February 18, 2022By Editor
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Wife subjected husband to humiliation by publicly calling him impotent and abusing him resulting in assault by husband: Husband will be convicted for murder or culpable homicide? Bom HC analyses

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Sadhana S. Jadhav and Prithviraj K. Chavan, JJ., modified the conviction of a husband who

Published on February 11, 2022February 18, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Person with 54% disability pinned to the ground, throttled by neck and consequently killed by strangulation; SC cancels HC order granting bail to the accused

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of M.R. Shah B.V. Nagarathna*, JJ., cancelled the bail order of the High Court against the person

Published on January 26, 2022January 28, 2022By Editor
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

“…we boast ourselves as an educated society, but we live our lives with double standards”: Allahabad HC condemns prevailing caste system even after 75 years of independence

Allahabad High Court: While expressing that “Caste system in our society is deeply rooted, we boast ourselves as educated society, but we

Published on January 25, 2022February 4, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

SL CoA | Defence of sudden and grave provocation can’t be granted; Court explains

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Division Bench of K Priyantha Fernando and Sampath B Abayakoon,

Published on December 24, 2021December 24, 2021By Editor
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Whether discrepancies in school records on the basis of which DoB was recorded for admission in matriculation will discredit matriculation certificate for proving juvenility? SC decides

Supreme Court: Upholding the concurrent findings of High Court as well as Sessions Court and Juvenile Justice Board, the Division Bench comprising

Published on December 18, 2021December 24, 2021By Editor
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Three death row convicts to walk free as SC finds them “not guilty” of murdering six family members

“We are at pains to observe the manner in which the present case has been dealt with by the trial court as well as by the High Court, particularly, when the trial court awarded death penalty to the accused and the High Court confirmed it.”

Published on December 16, 2021December 17, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

[Honour Killing] ‘Could have cut off relations, instead opted to commit cold blooded murder’: Bom HC upholds death penalty of brother for pre-planned murder of sister and lover

Bombay High Court:  Division Bench of V.K. Jadhav and Shrikant D. Kulkarni, JJ., addressed a case of ‘Honour Killing’ by a brother

Published on December 16, 2021December 24, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Trial Courts have freedom of mind to decide sensitive cases on merit; Appellate courts must refrain from reversing acquittal just for the sake of it: SC 

Supreme Court:  Reminding the Courts of the importance of hierarchy of Courts, the bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh*, JJ

Published on December 14, 2021December 17, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Explained| When does the intention to cause death becomes irrelevant to prove an offence under Section 300 “Thirdly” IPC? 

Supreme Court: The bench of Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka*, JJ has held that once the prosecution establishes the existence of

Published on December 13, 2021December 17, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC awards 30 years RI to man who killed 2 brothers & nephew; Finds imposition of death penalty on the day of conviction itself, wrong 

Supreme Court: In a case where the trial court had convicted the accused and imposed death penalty on the very same day,

Published on December 10, 2021December 17, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Rape, Murder of Ragpicker: Merely because crime is heinous and brutal, it won’t be just to get carried away sans any legal proof to substantiate charges [Detailed decision of Bom HC]

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Sadhana S. Jadhav and Prithviraj K. Chavan, JJ., while addressing an alleged rape and murder

Published on December 2, 2021December 2, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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High Court Round UpLegal RoundUp

High Courts Monthly RoundUp — November 2021

Here’s a short recap of what we covered under the High Court’s section on the SCC Online Blog for the month of November.

Published on November 30, 2021December 1, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Explained| Is ‘motive’ an indispensable ingredient for proving the charge of attempt to murder?

“Unearthing ‘motive’ is akin to an exercise of manual brain-mapping. At times, it becomes herculean task to ascertain the traces of a ‘motive’.”

Published on November 29, 2021December 3, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC relief to death row convicts who killed 8 members of their brother’s family over property dispute; To serve LI for 30 years

“There is a bounden duty cast on the Courts to elicit information of all the relevant factors and consider those regarding the possibility of reformation, even if the accused remains silent.”

Published on November 27, 2021December 3, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Is it possible to frame a charge against accused for abetment of suicide and in the alternative for committing murder? Law on framing of charge explained

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J., explained as to when a charge in the alternative can be framed against an accused

Published on November 25, 2021December 3, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

5-year-old raped, killed, thrown into a stream: SC commutes death sentence to life imprisonment

Supreme Court: In a case where a death row convict subjected a 5-year-old girl to rape, killed her by strangulation, and then

Published on November 14, 2021November 19, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC not pleased with Raj HC granting bail merely by “keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case”; says Courts must record reasons 

Supreme Court: In a case where Rajasthan High Court had granted bail by merely “keeping in view the facts and circumstances of

Published on November 8, 2021November 12, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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