conviction Archives

Bom HC | 70-year old man convicted under S. 10 POCSO Act for touching breast of a minor child aged 8 years old amounting to ‘aggravated sexual assault’

Bombay High Court: Vinay Joshi, J., altered the conviction for rape and penetrative sexual assault to an act of aggravated form of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Nominated person faces trial for 30 years in Dalda Ghee adulteration case while HUL never gets convicted. SC says either both get convicted or none

Supreme Court: In the case dating back to 1989, relating to the adulteration of Dalda Vanaspati Khajoor Brand Ghee, wherein the company

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Two men walk free after 12 years in prison as SC holds that conviction cannot be based solely on refusal to undergo a Test Identification Parade

The finding of guilt cannot be based purely on the refusal of the accused to undergo an identification parade.

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC| Effect of compromise between complainant and accused in appeal reiterated; Appellant acquitted

Karnataka High Court: M.G. Uma, J., setting aside the conviction order by the fast track Court, allows compromise between the parties. The

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Can a country made pistol (katta) be considered as a “deadly weapon” even if it is in a state of disrepair under S. 398 IPC? HC elaborates

Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bakhru, J., in the present petition observed that, “A deadly weapon is one, which is lethal and is likely

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | In rape/sexual assault cases, evidence of the victim alone is sufficient for conviction or corroborative witnesses is a necessity? Explained

Allahabad High Court: Suresh Kumar Gupta, J., while addressing the present jail appeal held that, “…in cases involving sexual assault/rape, it is

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Fact of unnatural intercourse with a 9 year old child proved by digital medical examination: Conviction of accused upheld

Bombay High Court: Vibha Kankanwadi, J., upheld the Special Court’s decision for conviction of a person accused of having committed unnatural intercourse with

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Conviction for murder reversed for non-corroboration of unreliable and untrustworthy testimony of deceased’s daughter

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Shree Chandrashekhar and Ratnaker Bhengra, JJ. acquitted the accused-appellant of the charge under Section 302 of

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | While exercising power under S. 147 of NI Act the Court can proceed to compound the offence even after recording of conviction

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma, J. compounded and quashed the impugned judgments and acquitted the petitioner of the charge framed under

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | Sole testimony of prosecutrix found reliable enough for a trial judge to act; Court dismisses appeal against conviction

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of K.K. Wickremasinghe and K. Priyantha Fernando, JJ.,

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Conviction of father implicated in suicide note of his son reversed; Drinking, by itself, can never be an abetment for a person to commit suicide

Bombay High Court: V.M. Deshpande, J. allowed an appeal against the judgment of the trial court whereby the appellant was convicted under Section

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | No conviction in case of even slight doubt; Appeal against acquittal dismissed

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J., dismissed an appeal filed challenging the acquittal of the accused of the commission of offences

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL SC | Acts causing loss to State property especially at their institution cannot be pardoned or condoned; Reduction of sentence refused

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Buwaneka Aluwihare, P. Padman Surasena and S. Thurairaja,

Case Briefs High Courts

Gau HC | Conviction for murder set aside where ‘reverse burden’ wrongly shifted on accused to prove innocence, law regarding S. 106 Evidence Act restated

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench of Mir Alfaz Ali and Nani Tagia, JJ., allowed an appeal filed against the order of the

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Application under S. 389 CrPC allowed following the “principal of parity”

Rajasthan High Court: Sandeep Mehta, J. suspended the punishment awarded by the Additional Sessions Judge in the Sessions Case No. 46 of

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | Expert opinion is material evidence; case needs to be established beyond reasonable doubt; Court allows appeal setting aside conviction of murder accused

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of K.K. Wickremasinghe and K. Priyantha Fernando, JJ.,

Case Briefs High Courts

Sikk HC | Injured victim’s testimony is more reliable than injured witness; Judgment of Sessions Judge in case under S. 307 IPC, upheld

Sikkim High Court: Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J., upheld the decision passed by the Sessions Judge while rejecting the present appeal filed. In

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL SC | Conviction set aside due to unsatisfactory nature of evidence not sufficient to uphold conviction

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Jayantha Jayasuriya, PC, CJ and Priyantha Jayawardena, PC, and

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Malaysia CoA | Thai national sentenced to death penalty for drug trafficking by invoking statutory presumption under Dangerous Drugs Act, 1952

Malaysia Court of Appeal: A Full Bench of Kamardin Hashim, Hanipah Farikullah, Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah, JCA dismissed the appeal filed by

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL SC | Appeal against conviction for misappropriation dismissed on grounds of proof beyond reasonable doubt

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A full bench of Priyantha Jayawardena, PC, Murdu N.B. Fernando, PC, and