Common intention–Evidence of PWs 2 and 3 did not attribute any...
2009(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 606
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Before
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dr. Arijit Pasayat
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly
Criminal Appeal...
Identification of Prisons Act, 1920, S.4–Sample of Fingerprints- Police officer is...
2019(1) Law Herald (SC) 333 : 2019 LawHerald.Org 524
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Before
Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar
Criminal Appeal...
Murder—Identification of Accused—Specific identification of the four accused, from a group...
2019(1) Law Herald (SC) 55 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1960
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Before
Hon'ble Mr. Justice N. V. Ramana
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mohan M....
Murder–Dying Declaration—Acquittal- -Inconsistencies between dying declarations as recorded by Doctor and...
2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 3164 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1924
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Before
Hon'ble Mrs. Justice R. Bhanumathi
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran
Criminal Appeal No....
Law on circumstantial evidence when it comes to fixing guilt on...
Law on circumstantial evidence when it comes to fixing guilt on those accused in a criminal case can be summarised in the following manner.
“The...
We would think in the circumstances of this case that the...
We would think in the circumstances of this case that the appellant cannot be convicted for the offenceunder Section 376. It would indeed be unsafe...
Acquittal–A judgment of acquittal passed should not be interfered with when...
2009(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 385
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Before
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Cyriac Joseph
Criminal Appeal No. 992 of...
Abetment to Suicide—Acquittal—Deceased committed suicide by consuming poison at her matrimonial...
2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 3162 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1923
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Before
Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar
Criminal...
Narcotics—Case Property—Safe custody and carriage of recovered contraband not proved—Acquittal upheld
2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 3154 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1921
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Before
Hon'ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi
Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Indira Banerjee
Criminal Appeal...
Murder–Acquittal–There is a time gap of eight hours between the time...
2009(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 270
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Before
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Altamas Kabir
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Markandey Katju
Criminal Appeal No. 1071...
Murder—Death Penalty—The conduct of the convict in prison cannot be lost...
2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 3078 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1858
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Before
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta
Criminal Appeal No(S)....
Unlawful Assembly—Sessions Judge acquitted all the six accused persons under Section...
2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 3074 : 2018 LawHerald.org 1781
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Before
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre
Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Indu Malhotra
Criminal Appeal...
Murder—Death Sentence—Minor girl raped and murdered—Appellant had no criminal antecedents prior...
2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 3372 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1943
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Before
Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar
Hon'ble Mr....
Murder—Appeal against Acquittal—Perversity in the judgment of the trial court has...
2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 3366 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1941
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Before
Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao
Hon'ble Mr. Justice R. Subhash Reddy
Criminal...
Common Intention –Unless a common intention is established as a matter...
2009(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 175
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Before
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice B. Sudershan Reddy
Criminal Appeal No....
Criminal Law –Murder–Circumstantial evidence–Last seen theory–Deceased last seen with accused–Held, The...
2009(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 161
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Before
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dr. Arijit Pasayat
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dr. Mukundakam Sharma
Criminal Appeal No.598-599...
Criminal Trial–Fairness in investigation as also trial is a human right...
2009(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 140
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Before
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Cyriac Joseph
Criminal Appeal No. 637 of...
Evidence Law–Eye witness–Benefit of discrepancies in evidence of eye witnesses should...
2009(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 137
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Before
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Cyriac Joseph
Criminal Appeal No. 132 of...
Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.302–Murder–Material Contradictions-Acquittal- -Inconsistent version between the evidence...
2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 2911 : 2018 LawHerald.org 1760
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Before
Hon'ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran
Criminal Appeal No....
Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.498-A-Cruelty against wife—Relatives of Husband–Quashing–Appellants are not...
2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 2909 : 2018 LawHerald.org 1759
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Before
Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.A. Bobde
Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao
CRIMINAL APPEAL...
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