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Acquittal of man accused of burning family alive
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court upholds acquittal of man accused of burning wife and three daughters alive in 17 year old case

“When an appeal against conviction is preferred before the High Court, at the earliest stage, the High Court must examine whether there is a proper statement of the accused recorded under Section 313 of CrPC (Section 351 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023).”

Published on April 25, 2025May 3, 2025By Apoorva
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Convert conviction from S. 302 to S. 304
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Read why Supreme Court turned conviction of two brothers from S. 302 to S. 304 Part I of IPC in 23-year-old co-villager’s murder case

“The requirement of law in criminal trials is not to prove the case beyond all doubt but beyond reasonable doubt and such doubt cannot be imaginary, fanciful, trivial or merely a possible doubt but a fair doubt based on reason and common sense.”

Published on January 22, 2025January 22, 2025By Deeksha
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motive prevention of corruption act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Motive under Prevention of Corruption Act | Court cannot be oblivious to statutory presumption permissible under Section 20: Supreme Court

Supreme Court pointed out that the pre-trap and post-trap proceedings were duly proved by the prosecution in the instant matter through witnesses who supported the prosecution case.

Published on September 27, 2023September 27, 2023By Ridhi
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Metropolitan Magistrate
Case BriefsDistrict Court

[Sexual Harassment] Mumbai Court acquits TVF founder Arunabh Kumar on grounds of ‘no concrete evidence’ ‘unreasonable delay in filing FIR’ ‘interest witnesses’ ‘possibility of grudge or rivalry’

The Court acquitted the accused and held that the prosecution failed to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt.

Published on December 30, 2022December 30, 2022By Editor_4
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Allahabad High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

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

Published on September 1, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Tripura High Court | Mere presence of the accused person and last seen of the offence cannot draw an inference to committing of the crime ; Conviction reversed

    Tripura High Court: The Division Bench of Amarnath Goud and Arindam Lodh, JJ. allowed an appeal which was filed against

Published on August 2, 2022August 2, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Sikk HC | “Last seen together theory- Inconclusive in absence of clear motive and beyond doubt circumstantial evidences”: Court acquits

Sikkim High Court: Meenakshi Madan Rai J., while acquitting the accused charged under section 302, 392 and 427 of IPC held that

Published on December 20, 2021December 24, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

SA HC | Discernment of a trial court not to be altered unless justified

South Africa High Court, Free State Division, Bloemfontein: A Division Bench of Mathebula and Chesiwe, JJ. dismissed the present appeal against convictions

Published on June 18, 2019June 18, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

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

Published on November 1, 2018November 5, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

Pakistan SC acquits woman convicted of blasphemy due to inconsistencies in prosecution case and failure to prove case beyond reasonable doubt

Supreme Court of Pakistan: A Three-Judge Bench comprising of Mian Saqib Nisar, Asif Saeed Khan Khosa and Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, JJ.

Published on October 31, 2018November 19, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Demand for severe punishment calls for strictest degree of proof: Gauhati High Court

Gauhati High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising Mir Alfaz Ali, J., allowed an appeal as it was unable to persuade itself

Published on September 1, 2018September 1, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Acquittal upheld as prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J., decided a criminal appeal filed by the State

Published on April 7, 2018By Saba
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