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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Gau HC | S. 372 CrPC: Appeal against order of Assistant Sessions Judge lies in the Court of Sessions Judge, whether the impugned order pertains to conviction or not

Gauhati High Court: Rumi Kumari Phukan, J. dismissed an application seeking leave to appeal against an Assistant Sessions Judge’s order of acquittal,

Published on May 22, 2019May 23, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Ayurvedic certificate holder who trespassed into field of Allopathy thereby causing death of two persons convicted for causing death by negligence

Bombay High Court: Swapna Joshi, J. partly allowed a criminal appeal and altered the conviction of the appellant — an Ayurvedic certificate holder

Published on May 22, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Intention to aid the commission of offence under PC Act is essential for conviction under S.12 thereof

Bombay High Court: B.P. Dharmadhikari, J. allowed a criminal appeal and acquitted the appellant who was convicted and sentenced by the trial court

Published on May 20, 2019May 23, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP HC | Participation of co-accused must be proved beyond doubt, for conviction under S. 147 IPC

Madhya Pradesh High Court: S.C. Sharma, J. allowed a criminal appeal, filed against the order of conviction under Ss. 304, 323 and

Published on May 18, 2019May 23, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Del HC | Conviction under POCSO set aside where Amicus Curiae found to make no serious efforts to defend the accused

Delhi High Court: In view of the failure of justice on account of lack of effective cross-examination of prosecution witnesses, Sanjeev Sachdeva,

Published on May 17, 2019May 23, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Conviction on basis of dying declaration to be only after strict scrutiny as accused has no opportunity to cross-examine deceased

Bombay High Court: A Bench of B.P. Dharmadhikari and Prakash D. Naik, JJ. allowed a criminal appeal and set aside the decision of

Published on May 16, 2019May 23, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

SA HC | If no material misdirection by the Trial Court found, it is to be presumed to be correct

South Africa High Court, Kwazulu-Natal Division: This appeal was filed before a Division Bench of Gorven, J and Ntshulana, AJ preferred against

Published on May 13, 2019May 13, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Megh HC | Courts can’t be swayed by rise in crimes against women; conviction under S. 366 IPC in a case based on ‘imagination’ set aside

Meghalaya High Court: A Bench of Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, C.J. and H.S. Thangkhiew, J. set aside the conviction and sentence inflicted upon the

Published on May 10, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Even where victim turned hostile, conviction for rape upheld on basis of material corroboration of evidence

Bombay High Court: Sadhana S. Jadhav, J. dismissed an appeal filed against the Judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge whereby the appellant was

Published on April 29, 2019May 1, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Tri HC | Offence under S. 138 NI Act may be compounded even after conviction of accused and affirmation thereof by Sessions Judge

Tripura High Court: Sanjay Karol, CJ allowed the compounding of offence in a case where the accused had been convicted for an offence punishable

Published on April 25, 2019April 29, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Gau HC | Convict’s intoxicated condition and subsequent conduct renders conviction for murder modified for culpable homicide

Gauhati High Court: A Bench of Achintya Malla Bujor Barua and Mir Alfaz Ali, JJ., modified a conviction for murder to that of

Published on April 4, 2019April 6, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Conviction for rash driving and causing injury not maintainable where driver facing real threat of imminent death

Bombay High Court: Sarang V. Kotwal, J., held that conviction for the offences punishable under Section 279 (rash driving in a public way) and 337 (causing

Published on April 3, 2019April 5, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Sikkim HC | Conviction under POCSO Act maintained on failure of rebutting presumption of culpable mental state

Sikkim High Court: A Bench of Vijay Kumar Bist, C.J., and Meenakshi Madan Rai, J., dismissed an application filed against the judgment of

Published on March 20, 2019March 26, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Jha HC | Evidence found prejudiced due to non-examination of IO and doctor, benefit of doubt extended

Jharkhand High Court: The Bench of H.C. Mishra and Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, JJ. allowed the appeals while setting aside the judgment of conviction

Published on March 18, 2019March 26, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

Pak SC | Man convicted of defiling Quran with semen acquitted in the absence of tangible evidence

Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Division Bench of Dost Muhammad Khan and Qazi Faez Isa, JJ. allowed an appeal against order convicting

Published on March 12, 2019April 4, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Gau | Conviction for culpable homicide not amounting to murder reversed due to lack of legal evidence

Gauhati High Court: Rumi Kumari Phukan, J., allowed a criminal appeal and acquitted the appellants who were convicted under Section 304 Part-II IPC

Published on March 8, 2019March 11, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

HP HC | In order to do complete justice, Court gives litigation a quietus

Himachal Pradesh High Court: The Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J., allowed a revision petition to set aside the conviction and sentence imposed

Published on March 7, 2019March 11, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Conviction for murder turned into grievous hurt where death occurred after injured shifted to another hospital against medical advice

Bombay High Court: The Bench of A.S. Oka and A.S. Gadkari, JJ. modified the judgment of trial court and altered the appellant’s conviction under

Published on March 1, 2019March 5, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Jha HC | Deceased’s feet touching ground suggests hanging after murder; conviction of accused upheld

Jharkhand High Court: This criminal appeal was filed before the Bench of Ratnaker Bhengra, J., against the judgment of conviction and order

Published on February 27, 2019March 2, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Del HC | Sentence for different offences under IPC and Arms Act to run concurrently and not consecutively if they form part of same transaction

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. modified the order of sentence imposed on petitioner and directed that the sentences shall run concurrently and

Published on February 8, 2019February 12, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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