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Legislative definition of ‘mentally incapacitated’ does not include a person who is voluntarily intoxicated by alcohol. Minnesota SC reverses rape conviction

Supreme Court of Minnesota: While deciding instant matter wherein the Court had to determine whether the appellant committed a third-degree criminal sexual

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Convicted for “invitation for sexual touching” and acquitted from “sexual assault”; Supreme Court of Canada guides Appellate Courts on inconsistent jury verdicts

Supreme Court of Canada: The Bench comprising of Wagner C.J., and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe, Martin and Kasirer JJ., addressed

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | Conviction under S. 42 Indian Forest Act, 1927 upheld; Court dismisses petition

Tripura High Court: S.G. Chattopadhyay, J., dismissed a criminal revision petition which had been filed challenging the judgment delivered by the Sessions

Case Briefs High Courts

Gau HC | “Nature of injury does not suggest that the appellant acted in cruelty”; HC converts conviction for murder into culpable homicide

Gauhati High Court: The Division Bench of Suman Shyam and Mir Alfaz Ali, JJ., heard the instant petition against the judgment and

Case Briefs Supreme Court

High Court convicts a man for corruption without cogent reasons after Trial Court acquits him. Supreme Court reminds courts to take utmost care in scanning evidence before recording conviction

“Initial presumption of innocence in the criminal jurisprudence gets doubled by acquittal recorded by the trial court.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“Already dismissed from service on being convicted”; Supreme Court reduced quantum of sentence of 70 years old appellant, convicted under Prevention of Corruption Act

Supreme Court: In a case relating to Prevention of Corruption Act, the 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and M.R.

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Comprehensive Principles governing “Dying Declaration” and “Remission of Sentence” reiterated; Appeal dismissed

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S.K Mishra and Savitri Ratho JJ. dismissed the appeal and directed to adjudication application for

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | HC upholds concurrent findings of conviction and sentence of Trial Court and Appellate Court sought to be set aside in revision petition

Kerala High Court: N.Anil Kumar, J., allowed the instant revision petition against the concurrent findings of the Trial Court and the Appellate

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Degree of proof which is necessary to order conviction in a criminal case is different from degree of proof necessary to record commission of delinquency in a departmental proceeding

Chhattisgarh High Court: P. Sam Koshy J., dismissed the petition stating that no interference is required at this juncture keeping in mind

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NHRC issues SOP on collection & processing of scientific/forensic evidences in case of sexual assault on women to ensure effective prosecution leading to conviction

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India, in order to ensure effective prosecution leading to conviction in cases of sexual assault on

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Conviction under attempt to rape held in 1990 was set aside in 2020 due to lack of clear evidence; Appeal allowed partly

Orissa High Court: S.K. Sahoo J. allowed the appeal in part setting aside conviction under Sections 376/511, 354 and 457 of Penal

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | In case there is conviction of less than 5 persons for the offence of ‘Dacoity’, is it necessary to prove that 5 or more persons aided the crime? Court explains

Allahabad High Court: Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, J., while addressing a criminal appeal observed that “Conviction for “Dacoity” of less than five persons is

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Legislative intent of NI Act, 1881 is not to send the people to suffer incarceration but to execute recovery of cheque amount by showing teeth of penalty loss; conviction set aside

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J., setting aside the conviction against the petitioner, discussed the effect of compromise between the parties

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | 70-year old man convicted under S. 10 POCSO Act for touching breast of a minor child aged 8 years old amounting to ‘aggravated sexual assault’

Bombay High Court: Vinay Joshi, J., altered the conviction for rape and penetrative sexual assault to an act of aggravated form of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Nominated person faces trial for 30 years in Dalda Ghee adulteration case while HUL never gets convicted. SC says either both get convicted or none

Supreme Court: In the case dating back to 1989, relating to the adulteration of Dalda Vanaspati Khajoor Brand Ghee, wherein the company

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Two men walk free after 12 years in prison as SC holds that conviction cannot be based solely on refusal to undergo a Test Identification Parade

The finding of guilt cannot be based purely on the refusal of the accused to undergo an identification parade.

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC| Effect of compromise between complainant and accused in appeal reiterated; Appellant acquitted

Karnataka High Court: M.G. Uma, J., setting aside the conviction order by the fast track Court, allows compromise between the parties. The

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Can a country made pistol (katta) be considered as a “deadly weapon” even if it is in a state of disrepair under S. 398 IPC? HC elaborates

Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bakhru, J., in the present petition observed that, “A deadly weapon is one, which is lethal and is likely

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | In rape/sexual assault cases, evidence of the victim alone is sufficient for conviction or corroborative witnesses is a necessity? Explained

Allahabad High Court: Suresh Kumar Gupta, J., while addressing the present jail appeal held that, “…in cases involving sexual assault/rape, it is

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Fact of unnatural intercourse with a 9 year old child proved by digital medical examination: Conviction of accused upheld

Bombay High Court: Vibha Kankanwadi, J., upheld the Special Court’s decision for conviction of a person accused of having committed unnatural intercourse with