Supreme Court upholds murder conviction based on circumstantial evidence but sets aside life sentence after finding the accused was a juvenile when the offence was committed.
Read Full ArticleSupreme Court acquits two men convicted of murdering their friend, holding that fleeing the scene after his drowning could not by itself establish murder and evidence favoured accidental drowning.
Supreme Court upholds life sentence in a witchcraft-related murder case, condemning witch-hunting and stressing that superstition and irrational fear cannot prevail over constitutional morality.
Supreme Court expresses concern over a 22-year trial and 22-year appellate delay in a 1981 murder case, seeking reports from the State, the Jharkhand High Court and jail hospital authorities on the ailing petitioner's health.
Allahabad HC upholds life term in 2008 Fatehpur murder, adds Section 34 IPC to fix trial court's sentencing omission. Eyewitness testimony and site plan corroboration seal conviction as HC dismisses appeal, cancels bail of four convicts.
SC questions rifle suicide claim, directs Madhya Pradesh Police to clarify if murder angle was investigated in suspicious death case.
SC commutes death penalty to life without remission, citing mental health issues and possibility of reform in 2017 Ballari family murder case.
SC: Standard to summon accused under S.319 CrPC is lower than final judgment; allows plea to summon man in 2017 murder trial despite no chargesheet.
SC spares man from death for killing wife, 4 kids, orders life till last breath; cites good conduct, mental health, yet upholds rape and murder conviction.
Karnataka HC ends 44-year-old murder trial, citing lack of evidence and futility in proceeding against a 68-year-old accused in the 1979 case.
Bombay High Court grants remission to a police officer convicted of killing his pregnant wife, ruling the crime lacked exceptional brutality.
SC acquits man in 10-yr-old girl’s rape-murder case citing lack of effective legal aid, calling it a violation of Article 21’s fundamental rights guarantee.
SC grants bail to 104-yr-old Rasik Chandra Mondal in 1988 murder case due to health issues. Serving life term, he was convicted at 68 in 1994.
Supreme Court acquits Virendra Kumar Chamar in 2005 murder case, citing weak prosecution evidence and doubts over the sole eyewitness testimony.
SC converts 40-year-old murder conviction over mango fight to culpable homicide; sentences reduced to 7 years RI, Rs 25,000 fine for victim's family.
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![Supreme Court acquits man in 2005 murder case, Cites flawed evidence and doubtful eyewitness account [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2024/08/lj_6426_Virendra_Kumar_Murder.webp)
![Murder over mangoes among children: SC converts conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2024/08/lj_1211_Murder_over_mangoes.webp)
