CBI | Death Sentence for rape and murder to accused on being found guilty
The Special Judge, CBI Cases, Ranchi has awarded the Death Sentence with a fine of Rs. 5000/- under Section 302 of IPC;
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Cal HC | Court commutes Death Penalty to Life Sentence as potential of rehabilitation remains
Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Suvra Ghosh, JJ., has recently observed in a case of rape and
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
Hyderabad Rape cum Murder | Police Encounter | Telangana HC Orders for preservation of bodies of accused till 13-12-2019
Latest Update in the Case: As reported by ANI, Telangana High Court orders to preserve the bodies of the accused, till 13-12-2019.
Ker HC | Conviction for murder altered and appellant released as he had already undergone more detention than imposed by law
Kerala High Court: A Division Bench comprising of A. Hariprasad and A.Anil Kumar, JJ., released the appellant as no intention to commit
Haren Pandya Murder Case: SC dismisses review petitions of 9 convicts
Supreme Court: The bench of Arun Mishra and Vineet Saran, JJ has dismissed the petition seeking review of it’s July 5, 2019
SA HC | Essence of robbery is that violence must be intended to induce submission to the taking of the property
South Africa High Court, Kwazulu-Natal Division: The Division Bench of Lopes and Radebe, JJ. while allowing the appeal reduced the sentence for
Rape & murder of a 10-year-old & her brother: SC refuses to review it’s 2:1 verdict awarding death sentence
Supreme Court: In a ghastly case involving rape and murder of 2 children, the 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Surya Kant and
P&H HC | Recent parole time is no ground to deny furlough to convict
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajiv Narain Raina, J. allowed the petition to grant furlough to the petitioner and quashed the impugned
P&H HC | Sentencing system must be based on a delicate balance of the aggravating and mitigating factors and the circumstances in which crime is committed
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench of Rajiv Sharma and Harinder Singh Sindhu, JJ., disposed of the appeal of a
Men in uniform perpetrated heinous torture on a helpless man — NHRC notice over death after brutal assault in police custody
NHRC notice to the Chief Secretary and DGP, Uttar Pradesh in connection with a death in police custody after a brutal assault
Del HC | Evidence of hostile witness is not inadmissible altogether, Court may rely on the dependable part thereof
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Siddharth Mridul and Anu Malhotra, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the Judgment of the trial
Chh HC | Report of Fingerprints Expert held not sufficient to prove guilt of accused where taking of finger prints doesn’t satisfy procedural sanctity
Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Prashant Kumar Mishra and Gautam Chourdiya, JJ. allowed a criminal appeal and quashed the order of
Canada SC | Prior sexual conduct of complainant must not be admitted as evidence, as it may affect jury’s ability to assess other evidence correctly
Supreme Court of Canada: A Full Bench of Wagner, CJ. and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown and Rowe, JJ. dismissed an appeal
HP HC | Courts must have due regard to nature and gravity of the crime when dealing with compounding of offence through inherent powers
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Vivek Singh Thakur, J. contemplated a petition filed under Section 482 of CrPC, where the petitioner arrived at
Unnao Rape survivor to be transferred to AIIMS Delhi
Supreme Court: The bench of Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose, JJ has directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to airlift the Unnao
Man rapes a 10-year-old & throws her & her brother alive in canal; SC awards death sentence by a 2:1 verdict
Supreme Court: In a ghastly case involving rape and murder of 2 children, the 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Surya Kant and
Del HC | Necessary to prove ingredients of murder short of death in prosecution for attempt to murder under S. 307 IPC; conviction modified to S. 324 for failure thereof
Delhi High Court: A.K. Chawla, J. disposed of a criminal appeal by modifying the conviction of the appellant under Section 307 (attempt to murder) of
Pak SC | Silence or implausible explanation on part of accused, not a presumption of guilt
Pakistan Supreme Court: A Full Bench of Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed, JJ. allowed an
MP HC | Death penalty of man accused of rape and murder of daughter reduced to life imprisonment
Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of J.K. Maheshwari and Anjuli Palo, JJ. partly allowed a criminal petition filed by a