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On 12-02-2025, the Court found Sajjan Kumar guilty of inter alia murder, rioting, voluntarily causing hurt, attempt to commit culpable homicide, dacoity, arson, and mischief.
This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment, on murder and dacoity, dating back to the year 1953.
“Credible evidence even of a hostile witness can form the basis for conviction in a criminal trial and his/her evidence can be accepted, if he/she is a natural and independent witness.”
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, CJI and AS Bopanna* and Hima Kohli, JJ has elaborated on the question as
Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., addressed a very pertinent question of whether brandishing a revolver during the act of robbery be
“The acquittal of a guilty person constitutes a miscarriage of justice just as much as the conviction of the innocent.”
Supreme Court: In a case where two accused absconded and hence, the trial was split and three accused came to be tried
Allahabad High Court: Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, J., while addressing a criminal appeal observed that “Conviction for “Dacoity” of less than five persons is
Bombay High Court: Sarang V. Kotwal, J., granted bail to an accused observing that his act by itself does not amount to recce.
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Surendra P. Tavade and Ranjit More, JJ., while dismissing the present appeal upheld the trial
Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Ravi Krishan Kapur, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the order of the
Delhi High Court: A.K. Pathak, J., modified the appellant’s conviction and sentence while allowing his appeal filed against the order of the trial
Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajasekhar Mantha, J. dismissed an appeal filed against the judgment and order of