Conviction under Section 307 altered to Section 308 IPC in absence of intention to cause murder
Chhattisgarh High Court: In an appeal filed against the conviction of the appellants by the trial court under Section 307 IPC, a
conviction
Conviction set aside as accused succeeded in establishing probable defence
Bombay High Court: A criminal appeal challenging the judgment of the trial court, whereby the appellant was convicted of offence under Prevention
Sentence of a ‘rape convict’ reduced in light of mitigating circumstances
Bombay High Court: The sentence of the appellant who was convicted for kidnapping and rape, was reduced to the period already undergone
Conviction under Section 302 modified to Section 304(1) IPC in absence of intention to cause murder
Rajasthan High Court: Conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC was modified to Section 304(1) by a Division Bench comprising of
No infirmity in conviction based on circumstantial evidence forming complete chain pointing to guilt of accused
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Murlidhar and I.S. Mehta, JJ., dismissed an appeal against conviction for offence under Section
Sentence of the convict reduced to meet the ends of justice
Chhattisgarh High Court: An appeal was filed by the appellant against the order of his conviction and sentence under Section 307 IPC
Conviction upheld in light of extra judicial confession made by accused
Chhattisgarh High Court: The Conviction of Accused 1-appellant in a criminal case for offences punishable under Sections 302 and 201 read with
S. 147 of NI Act gives power to the court to accept settlement and quash the conviction
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J., decided a criminal petition filed for quashing the
Conviction set aside holding the findings by the trial court to be perverse
Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Ravi Malimath and Dr. H.B. Prabhakara Sastry, JJ., decided a criminal appeal filed under
In the absence of corroborative evidence, last seen theory cannot be made the basis of conviction
Supreme Court: The bench comprising of L.Nageswara Rao and Navin Sinha, JJ. held that in the absence of conclusive and consistent proof
Conviction cannot be solely based on the non-compliance of the order to give fingerprints/footprints
Supreme Court: The Bench of P.C. Ghose and R.F. Nariman, JJ held that any person can be directed to give his finger
Conviction can be based on the truthful testimonies of the eye witness even if they were related to the deceased
Supreme Court: In the case where 5 appellants, convicted under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC, had approached the Court with
Husband and Father-in-law held guilty for the murder of a young bride on the basis of circumstantial evidence
Supreme Court: While examining the circumstantial evidences in case of brutal murder of a young bride, the bench comprising of Prafulla C.
Use of prior tribal-court convictions consistent with the Indian Civil Rights Act as predicate offenses for federal offenses does not violate the Constitution
Supreme Court of United States: The Court in a unanimous decision allowed the State’s writ of Certiorari and reversed and remanded the
Sustainability of convictions on the basis of confessional statements, discussed
Supreme Court: Dealing with the question of admissibility of confessional statements so as to establish criminal conspiracy vide Section 120B of the