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
conviction
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Del HC | Mere non-production of original documents not sufficient for conviction for an offence of forgery
Delhi High Court: The Bench of Mukta Gupta, J. dismissed a petition filed against the judgment of Metropolitan Magistrate acquitting the respondent for
Bom HC | Conviction under S. 380 IPC upheld on basis of presumption under Illustration (a) of S. 114 of Evidence Act
Bombay High Court: The Bench of M.G. Giratkar, J. dismissed a revision petition against the judgment of Judicial Magistrate (First Class) whereby the
All HC | Sentence reduced considering mitigating factor of age and background of convict
Allahabad High Court: The criminal revision was filed before a Bench of Aniruddha Singh, J., against the judgment and order passed by
Manipur HC | Conviction on criminal charge doesn’t automatically entail dismissal, removal or reduction in rank of Government servant concerned
Manipur High Court: A Bench of Lanusungkum Jamir, J. set aside petitioner’s suspension order and held him to be entitled to full
Accountability Court Verdict| Nawaz Sharif convicted for 7 years in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference
As reported by Dawn, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, who was awarded 10 years imprisonment in the Avenfield case, was
Presumption under Section 118 of NI Act may legally be inferred where signature on cheque admitted by accused
Bombay High Court: A Single Judge bench comprising of M.G. Giratkar, J. dismissed a revision petition filed against the judgment of Judicial
Adultery | Joseph Shine v. Union of India given retrospective effect; conviction under Section 497 IPC set aside
Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of M.G. Giratkar, J. allowed revision petition and set aside appellant’s conviction under Section 497
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
Court cannot suggest for ‘alternative witness’ assuming original witness may not be readily available
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of R.K. Gauba, J. directed partial retrial of a case while disposing of an appeal filed
Refusal of witness to answer questions not fatal to conviction of accused in the presence of incriminating evidence on record
Supreme Court of Canada: A five-judge Bench comprising of Wagner CJ and Abella, Côté, Rowe and Martin , JJ. while hearing Crown’s
Un-shattered testimony of official witnesses can be relied upon solely in order to prove guilt of the accused: Himachal Pradesh HC
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, Chander Bhusan Barowalia, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the order of
Convict under Section 354-A IPC and Section 8 POCSO acquitted from offence under Section 450 IPC as former not punishable with imprisonment of life: Bombay HC
Bombay High Court: A Single judge Bench comprising of K.L. Wadane, J. partly allowed a criminal appeal filed against the judgment of