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
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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
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
3-month imprisonment under NDPS Act reduced to 16 days to meet the ends of justice in light of convict’s old age: Bombay HC
Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of M.G. Giratkar, J. partly allowed an appeal filed against the judgment of the trial
Pakistan SC directs expeditious disposal of juvenile trials; sets aside conviction of a child wrongly incarcerated for 11 years
Supreme Court of Pakistan: A 3-Judge Bench comprising of Gulzar Ahmed, Qazi Faez Isa, and Sajjad Ali Shah, JJ. while hearing a
Conviction under Section 376 IPC upheld in light of act being ‘forcible’ and ‘non-consensual’: SC
Supreme Court: The 3-Judge Bench comprising of CJ Ranjan Gogoi and Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K.M. Joseph, JJ., dismissed an appeal filed
Abstaining from funeral of father contrary to normal human conduct, to be considered incriminating factor: SC
Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of Ranjan Gogoi, Navin Sinha and K.M. Joseph, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the order of
Evidentiary value, duty of Judge, sentencing in criminal trial discussed and reiterated; conviction of murder convict upheld: SC
Each criminal trial is but a quest for search of the truth. Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Ranjan Gogoi, Navin Sinha
Conviction under Section 302 IPC upheld in light of direct evidence of 12 year old daughter of convict
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of S. Muralidhar and V. Kameswar Rao, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the order
Sentence undergone, age of convict, no criminal antecedents, non-denial of commission—Relevant facts to alter punishment: SC
Supreme Court: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. delivered the judgment for himself and Uday U. Lalit, J. wherein the appeal filed by the
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
Accused convicted under Section 302 IPC in light of ‘no alternative theory’
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of S. Muralidhar and Vinod Goel, JJ. dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the order
Conviction under Sections 498-A and 306 IPC maintained; held leniency to the same would be misplaced: SC
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of R. Banumathi and Vineet Saran, JJ., ordered for refusal of modification in quantum of sentence as
Husband acquitted of charges under Section 498-A IPC on grounds of parity with co-accused
Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Manish Pitale, J., acquitted the appellant-husband who was convicted by the trial court
Test Identification Parade not obligatory; failure does not make evidence of identification inadmissible in Court: SC
Supreme Court: N.V. Ramana, J., delivered the judgment for himself and S. Abdul Nazeer, J., dismissing the appeal filed against the decision
Duration of episode considered while modifying conviction under Section 302 IPC: SC
Supreme Court: Navin Sinha, J. delivered the judgment for the Full Court comprising of Ranjan Gogoi, R. Banumathi, JJ. and himself, wherein
Conviction reversed due to failure of police to communicate right of the accused under Section 50 NDPS Act
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhushan Barowalia, J., allowed a criminal appeal filed against the judgment of the trial court whereby the
SC reaffirms conviction of accused caught in a trap by Anti Corruption Bureau
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Ranjan Gogoi and R. Banumathi, JJ. reversed the decision of the Gujarat High Court which had