SC acquits 6 falsely implicated death row convicts in a 16 year old crime; orders reinvestigation
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dr. AK Sikri, SA Nazeer and MR Shah, JJ has acquitted 6 death row convicts and
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Applicability of ‘Mohan Lal’ verdict ordering acquittal in case of informant and IO being the same person, revisited
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Navin Sinha and KM Joseph, JJ has clarified that all pending criminal prosecutions, trials and appeals prior to the law laid down in Mohan Lal vs. State of Punjab, (2018)
SC upholds acquittal of accused for rioting and murder due to “multiple investigative laches and flaws”
Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of N.V. Ramana and M.M. Shantanagoudar, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed by the State of U.P. against
Compliance of Section 50 NDPS Act mandatory; plea that accused waived off right by consenting to search by raiding party not sustainable: Del HC
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of C. Hari Shankar, J. allowed a criminal appeal filed against the judgment of the
‘One cannot suffer for fault of advocate’; order of Magistrate quashing the complaint set aside
Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Md. Mumtaz Khan, J. allowed a revision petition against the order of the
Finding of acquittal is not to be disturbed if there are two views possible arising out of the same facts
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of M.M. Shantanagoudar, J., delivering a judgment for himself and L. Nageswara Rao, J., disposed of a
Accused charged under Section 138 NI Act, 1881, acquitted in light of “no evidence”
Madras High Court: In a Single Judge Bench decision comprising of P. Kalaiyarasan, J., accused was acquitted of the charges under Section
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
Rape accused acquitted opining that it may be a case of consensual sex
Chhattisgarh High Court: The order of trial court acquitting the accused of rape charges was upheld in an appeal by the State before
Accused acquitted due to lack of clarity in evidence
Chhattisgarh High Court: The order of acquittal of accused persons passed by the trial court was upheld in an appeal by a
Accused acquitted in light of uncorroborated testimony of the prosecutrix
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Chander Bhusan Barowalia, JJ., dismissed a criminal appeal filed
Murder accused acquitted due to ‘benefit of doubt’ quashing lower court’s order
Gujarat High Court: The present appeal was decided by the Bench of Akhil Kureshi and A.Y. Kogje, JJ., filed by the accused
Sessions Court does not have any jurisdiction to entertain a victim’s appeal under S. 372 CrPC when acquittal is recorded in a complaint case
High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan: The appellate court had allowed the appeal of the respondent-complainant under Sections 372 and 378 CrPC
Vague or inadequate expert opinion might result in acquittal of the accused
Supreme Court: Stating the importance of medical evidence, especially in a murder trial, the Bench of P.C. Ghose and R.F. Nariman, JJ
Man accused of murder acquitted due to investigation carried out in lackluster manner
Supreme Court: In the matter where the accused, along with a group of co-accused persons, each armed with deadly weapons fired a
Accused not entitled to acquittal on the ground that investigating police officer was also the complainant
Supreme Court: Holding that an accused was not entitled to acquittal on the mere ground that the investigation of the matter had