Acquittal Archives - Page 16 of 41 - Supreme Court of India Judgements

Discharge – Illegal gratification or disproportionate assets – Ingredients of alleged offences cannot be prima-facie established against the Appellant as neither had he been entrusted with funds

Aug 29, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH PUSHPENDRA KUMAR SINHA — Appellant Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND — Respondent ( Before : N.V. Ramana, CJI., J.K. Maheshwari and Hima Kohli, JJ. )…

Acquittal I P C

Ingredients of Section 120B IPC – it is not necessary that there must be a clear, categorical and express agreement between the accused – An implied agreement must manifest upon relying on principles established in the cases of circumstantial evidence.

Aug 28, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH RAM SHARAN CHATURVEDI — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH — Respondent ( Before : B.R. Gavai and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, JJ. )…

Acquittal Dowry Death

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 304B – Dowry death – On the basis of very same evidence, the trial court, by giving benefit of doubt, has acquitted the father and mother of the appellant – Conviction of appellant on very same evidence was improper

Aug 17, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH MAKHAN SINGH — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF HARYANA — Respondent ( Before : B.R. Gavai and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal…

Acquittal

Murder – Benefit of doubt – Vital discrepancies and inconsistencies in the evidence of the prosecution witnesses – The corroboration sought by the prosecution with regard to alleged recoveries of the weapons used in the crime is also not free from doubt

Aug 16, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH KHEMA @ KHEM CHANDRA ETC. — Appellant Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH — Respondent ( Before : B.R. Gavai and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, JJ.…

Acquittal

Murder – Conviction and sentence – An accused cannot be convicted on the ground of suspicion, no matter how strong it is. An accused is presumed to be innocent unless proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt – Conviction and sentence set aside – Appeal allowed.

Aug 16, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH RAM NIWAS — Appellant Vs. STATE OF HARYANA — Respondent ( Before : B.R. Gavai and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No.…

Acquittal

Even the complainant also in complaint has not named appellant as the perpetrator of the offence, rather stated suspects foul play – Appellant stands discharged from the charges framed against him.

Aug 14, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH VIKRAMJIT KAKATI — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM — Respondent ( Before : Ajay Rastogi and C.T. Ravikumar, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No(s).…

Acquittal

Murder – Life imprisonment – Appeal against reversing the order of acquittal – there are glaring contradictions between the testimony of even these two witnesses on the type of material object used and even on the role of A2, the very foundation of the case of the prosecution stood shaken –

Aug 14, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH RAMABORA @ RAMABORAIAH AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA — Respondent ( Before : Indira Banerjee and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ. ) Criminal…

Acquittal

Murder – Discharge – There is no iota of evidence which, in any manner, connect the appellant with the commission of crime – Even the complainant also in complaint has not named appellant as the perpetrator of the offence, rather stated suspects foul play –

Aug 8, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH VIKRAMJIT KAKATI — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM — Respondent ( Before : Ajay Rastogi and C.T. Ravikumar, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No(s).…

Acquittal

It would not be safe and/or prudent to convict the accused solely on the basis of their identification for the first time in the Court – Conviction under Sections 302/34 and 392 of IPC is set aside.

Jul 24, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH AMRIK SINGH — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF PUNJAB — Respondent ( Before : M.R. Shah and Aniruddha Bose, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No.…

Acquittal

(IPC) – S 302/34 – Murder – Common intention- HELD the evidence available on record was not looked into as the witnesses had already been exposed to the accused in the police station – After all, the test identification parade is only a part of an investigation, and therefore, nothing more can be attached to it – Acquittal

Jul 23, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH SHISHPAL @ SHISHU — Appellant Vs. THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) — Respondent ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and M.M. Sundresh, JJ. )…

Discharge – Illegal gratification or disproportionate assets – Ingredients of alleged offences cannot be prima-facie established against the Appellant as neither had he been entrusted with funds

Ingredients of Section 120B IPC – it is not necessary that there must be a clear, categorical and express agreement between the accused – An implied agreement must manifest upon relying on principles established in the cases of circumstantial evidence.

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 304B – Dowry death – On the basis of very same evidence, the trial court, by giving benefit of doubt, has acquitted the father and mother of the appellant – Conviction of appellant on very same evidence was improper

Murder – Benefit of doubt – Vital discrepancies and inconsistencies in the evidence of the prosecution witnesses – The corroboration sought by the prosecution with regard to alleged recoveries of the weapons used in the crime is also not free from doubt

Murder – Conviction and sentence – An accused cannot be convicted on the ground of suspicion, no matter how strong it is. An accused is presumed to be innocent unless proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt – Conviction and sentence set aside – Appeal allowed.

Even the complainant also in complaint has not named appellant as the perpetrator of the offence, rather stated suspects foul play – Appellant stands discharged from the charges framed against him.

Murder – Life imprisonment – Appeal against reversing the order of acquittal – there are glaring contradictions between the testimony of even these two witnesses on the type of material object used and even on the role of A2, the very foundation of the case of the prosecution stood shaken –

Murder – Discharge – There is no iota of evidence which, in any manner, connect the appellant with the commission of crime – Even the complainant also in complaint has not named appellant as the perpetrator of the offence, rather stated suspects foul play –

It would not be safe and/or prudent to convict the accused solely on the basis of their identification for the first time in the Court – Conviction under Sections 302/34 and 392 of IPC is set aside.

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