Section 302 IPC Archives

‘Natural human conduct is to first save oneself’: SC acquits woman accused of setting husband’s first wife on fire and coming out unscathed from conflagrant house

Supreme Court: A Division Bench comprising of Hemant Gupta and A.S. Bopanna, JJ. reversed the conviction of the accussed−appellant who was convicted

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[Custodial Death] Utt HC | Fair investigation and fair trial are necessary ingredients of right to life; Court orders transfer in the case of custodial death to CBI

Uttaranchal High Court: Ravindra Maithani, J., decided on a petition which was filed seeking transfer of investigation in the case arising out

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Man murdered wife and 4 minor daughters and burned them. Will this case fall under rarest of rare category? Allahabad HC decides

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Ramesh Sinha and Rajeev Singh, JJ., upheld the capital punishment of a man who murdered

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Ori HC | Comprehensive Principles governing “Dying Declaration” and “Remission of Sentence” reiterated; Appeal dismissed

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S.K Mishra and Savitri Ratho JJ. dismissed the appeal and directed to adjudication application for

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Chh HC | Parole granted to a female convict having committed offence under S. 302 IPC; Impugned order by District Magistrate set aside

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K Agrawal J., set aside the impugned order having no substantial reason for rejecting parole of a female

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Madras HC | Decriminalization of Politics: Why Centre has not enacted law as suggested by Supreme Court to prohibit persons facing criminal cases to enter into political stream?

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of N. Kirubakaran and V. Velumani, JJ., while addressing the present petition observed that, “Indian Democracy

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Kar HC | When can Court presume under S. 113-A Evidence Act, that dowry death has been caused? HC explains

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of B.A. Patil and Hanchate Sanjeevkumar, JJ., upheld the decision of the trial court with regard to

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Bom HC | Woman murdered her new born child; Court upholds trial court’s verdict based on circumstantial evidence

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of R.D. Dhanuka and Surendra P. Tavade, JJ., upheld the trial court’s decision based on circumstantial evidence

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HP HC | Undertrial prisoner requests bail in matter of S. 302 IPC at final stage while in custody for 6 years; Court allows petition

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Cal HC | Harassment by in-laws for woman’s black complexion is cruelty under S. 498-A IPC; Husband convicted for murdering wife over her black complexion

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Sahidulla Munshi and Subhasis Dasgupta, JJ., upheld the conviction of accused-husband under Section 498-A IPC for the

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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

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Ori HC | Conviction for murder under S. 302 IPC altered to S. 304 Part-I on grounds of lack of premeditation and motive

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of Pramath Patnaik and Dr A. K. Mishra JJ. modified the conviction given by the trial

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Bom HC | Act of pouring kerosene on the person of deceased and setting her on fire amounts to culpable homicide amounting to murder

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.M. Gavhane and T.V. Nalawade, JJ., while partially allowing the appeal, held that, “…with regard to

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Bom HC | [Robbery or Dacoity with use of deadly weapon] Trial Court’s decision upheld for offence punishable under Ss. 302 & 392 IPC – Deceased found with knife pierced in chest

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Surendra P. Tavade and Ranjit More, JJ., while dismissing the present appeal upheld the trial

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Bom HC | “Person who pours kerosene on someone and sets him on fire has no right to say that he had no knowledge that it would cause death” – Conviction under S. 302 IPC upheld

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of M.G. Sewlikar and T.V. Nalawade, JJ., upheld the decision of the trial court to convict

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Bom HC | “Conduct cannot be seen divorced from totality of circumstances”; Conviction altered from S. 302 to 304 Part-II IPC

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Ranjit More and Surendra P. Tavadae, JJ., while disposing of the present appeal altered the

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Jhar HC | Minor inconsistencies, exaggerations or embellishments in testimonies of eye-witness does not throw prosecution’s case into the winds

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Shree Chandrashekhar and Ratnaker Bhengra, JJ. dismissed a criminal appeal challenging the order of trial

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Bom HC | Murder convict set free where dying declaration had deceased’s thumb impression with clear ridges despite 100 percent burn injuries

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of P.N. Deshmukh and Pushpa V. Ganediwala, JJ., allowed a criminal appeal filed against the order

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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

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Bom HC | Stray sentences appearing in disclosure memo given by accused under S. 27 of Evidence Act cannot be pressed into service by him in defence

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of B.P. Dharmadhikari and Sandeep K. Shinde, JJ., dismissed an appeal filed against the order of the