culpable homicide not amounting to murder Archives

BSF jawan found guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder for sudden indiscriminate firing which led to a civilian’s death; Calcutta HC commutes sentence

The General Security Force Court had convicted the BSF jawan for murder and had sentenced him to life imprisonment along with dismissal from service.

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Andhra Pradesh High Court acquits a man accused of culpable homicide not amounting to murder; set aside conviction order of Session Court

Without there being any evidence as to the presence of the accused in the house at the time of the death of the deceased, especially when the material witnesses turned hostile, convicting the accused basing on the assumptions and presumptions by the Sessions Court was erroneous.

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Prosecution version helps man accused of murdering brother get benefit of provocation exception; SC holds that accused may rely on prosecution case for discharge of burden

Supreme Court: In an interesting case, where a man was convicted for murder of his younger brother, the bench of Sanjiv Khanna*

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Beyond Reasonable Doubt versus Preponderance of Probabilities: Supreme Court explains why circumstances guide the Courts in deciding Right to Private Defence cases

Supreme Court: The bench of BR Gavai and Hima Kohli*, J has held that while deciding a case relating to right to

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Mother convicted for culpable homicide not amounting to murder for strangling her two children

High Court for States of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana: In a dismal case of a mother strangling her two children to death