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Murder—Acquittal—Gun Shot injury on head—No opinion from doctor was elicited that the head injury sustained by deceased was sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death.

Feb 2, 2018 sclaw

(2016) 92 ACrC 973 : (2016) 158 AIC 204 : (2016) 2 AICLR 692 : (2016) AIR(SCW) 282 : (2016) AIR(SC) 282 : (2016) 2 AllLJ 125 : (2016) AllSCR(Crl)…

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Murder–Acquittal–The sufficiency of injury/ even by gunshot, to cause death must be proved and cannot be inferred from the fact that death has taken place.

Feb 2, 2018 sclaw

(2016) 93 ACrC 493 : (2016) 97 ACrC 473 : (2016) 167 AIC 152 : (2016) 159 AIC 20 : (2016) 2 AICLR 219 : (2016) AIR(SCW) 447 : (2016)…

Acquittal

But the presence of ‘B’ who was brother-in-law of’S’ and belonged to a separate village was doubtful there for it cannot be ruled out that his name was added due to enmity-Accused ‘B’ acquitted.

Jan 31, 2018 sclaw

(2017) 100 ACrC 908 : (2017) 176 AIC 260 : (2017) 3 AICLR 321 : (2017) AIR(SCW) 2498 : (2017) AIR(SC) 2498 : (2017) AllSCR(Crl) 904 : (2017) 2 ALT(Crl)…

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Religious Sentiments—M.S. Dhoni acquitted in complaint for posing as God on magazine.

Jan 24, 2018 sclaw

(2017) 100 ACrC 305 : (2017) 175 AIC 1 : (2017) 2 AICLR 798 : (2017) AIR(SCW) 2392 : (2017) AIR(SC) 2392 : (2017) AllSCR(Crl) 1050 : (2017) 3 CriCC…

Acquittal

Culpable Homicide—Where, on a sudden quarrel, a person picks up a weapon which is handy and causes injuries, one of which proves fatal, he would be entitled to the benefit of Section 300 Exception 4 of the IPC.

Jan 17, 2018 sclaw

(2017) 99 ACrC 614 : (2017) 173 AIC 113 : (2017) 2 AICLR 750 : (2017) AIR(SCW) 1904 : (2017) AIR(SC) 1904 : (2017) 2 AllCrlRulings 1441 : (2017) AllSCR(Crl)…

Acquittal

Appeal against acquittal—In a case where the prosecution is coming up against the acquittal of the accused and is praying for conviction on a graver charge, the accused is entitled to plea for acquittal.

Jan 15, 2018 sclaw

(2017) 100 ACrC 324 : (2017) 175 AIC 223 : (2017) 3 AICLR 73 : (2017) AIR(SCW) 2100 : (2017) AIR(SC) 2100 : (2017) 2 AllCrlRulings 1437 : (2017) AllSCR(Crl)…

Acquittal Narcotics

Narcotics—Non-joining of independent witness—If an independent witness is available, and the prosecution initially seeks to rely upon him, it cannot suddenly discard the witness because it finds him inconvenient, and place reliance upon police witnesses only.

Jan 4, 2018 sclaw

(2017) 3 AICLR 641 : (2017) AIR(SCW) 3859 : (2017) AIR(SC) 3859 : (2017) 2 AllCrlRulings 2318 : (2017) ALLMR(Cri) 3522 : (2017) 4 BomCR(Cri) 199 : (2017) 3 Crimes…

Acquittal

Expert Evidence–Ballistic Expert’s opinion that bullet which caused the injury to deceased was not fired gun used by accused, accused entitled to benefit of doubt.

Dec 31, 2017 sclaw

2008(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 487 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice C.K. Thakker The Hon’ble Mr. Justice D.K. Jain Criminal Appeal No. 437 of 2006…

Acquittal

Abetment to Suicide—Acquittal—If appellants have been acquitted for the crime under Section 498-AIPC, then offence of abetment of suicide under Section 306 is not made out. Abetment to Suicide—Acquittal—Mere fact that there is a finding of harassment would not lead to the conclusion that there is abetment of suicide.

Dec 29, 2017 sclaw

(2017) 3 AICLR 628 : (2017) AIR(SCW) 2425 : (2017) AIR(SC) 2425 : (2017) AllSCR(Crl) 1151 : (2017) 2 AndhLD(Criminal) 259 : (2017) 2 ApexCourtJudgments(SC) 513 : (2017) 3…

Acquittal

Medical Jurisprudence–By no norms a dead body would be skeletalized within a period of 3-4 days–it shall in ordinary course take at least few weeks. Murder–Acquittal–Police found a human skeleton–No DNA test conducted and investigating officer could not decipher as to whether dead body is of male or female. Disclosure Statement–Recovery of a weapon at instance of accused which has no nexus with cause of death of deceased in inadmissible in evidence.

Nov 22, 2017 sclaw

2008(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 280 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Harjit Singh Bedi Criminal Appeal No. 620 of…

Murder—Acquittal—Gun Shot injury on head—No opinion from doctor was elicited that the head injury sustained by deceased was sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death.

Murder–Acquittal–The sufficiency of injury/ even by gunshot, to cause death must be proved and cannot be inferred from the fact that death has taken place.

But the presence of ‘B’ who was brother-in-law of’S’ and belonged to a separate village was doubtful there for it cannot be ruled out that his name was added due to enmity-Accused ‘B’ acquitted.

Religious Sentiments—M.S. Dhoni acquitted in complaint for posing as God on magazine.

Culpable Homicide—Where, on a sudden quarrel, a person picks up a weapon which is handy and causes injuries, one of which proves fatal, he would be entitled to the benefit of Section 300 Exception 4 of the IPC.

Appeal against acquittal—In a case where the prosecution is coming up against the acquittal of the accused and is praying for conviction on a graver charge, the accused is entitled to plea for acquittal.

Narcotics—Non-joining of independent witness—If an independent witness is available, and the prosecution initially seeks to rely upon him, it cannot suddenly discard the witness because it finds him inconvenient, and place reliance upon police witnesses only.

Expert Evidence–Ballistic Expert’s opinion that bullet which caused the injury to deceased was not fired gun used by accused, accused entitled to benefit of doubt.

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