Acquittal Archives - Page 31 of 40 - Supreme Court of India Judgements

February 24, 2025 6:39 pm

Attempt to murder–Acquittal–Injury received by complainant was allegedly caused to his lion and how such a simple injury could be caused from a short fired from a fire-arm is open on question.

Nov 1, 2017 sclaw

2008(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 146 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. 1696 of…

Acquittal

Dacoity–Acquittal–FIR was lodged long after the incident and in fact law was already set on motion after the telephonic message had been received.

Sep 8, 2017 sclaw

2007(5) LAW HERALD (SC) 3841 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice D.K. Jain Criminal Appeal No. 1675 of…

Acquittal

Bribe–Acquittal–Accused had no knowledge regarding the money being bribe.

Sep 5, 2017 sclaw

2007(5) LAW HERALD (SC) 3796 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice D.K. Jain Criminal Appeal No. 1309 of…

Acquittal

Murder–Acquittal–Non explanation of injuries on accused–There were large numbers of injuries on accused which were not superficial and some of them were even wounds–It cast a genuine doubt about the actual time, place, number of assailants and weapons for the injuries.

Sep 3, 2017 sclaw

2007(5) LAW HERALD (SC) 3746 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice D.K. Jain Criminal Appeal No. 54 of…

Acquittal

Relative witness–The mere fact that all the said eye-witnesses belong to one family cannot be a reason to disbelieve their evidence.

Aug 29, 2017 sclaw

2007(5) LAW HERALD (SC) 3699 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.P. Naolekar The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Altamas Kabir Criminal Appeal No. 258 of…

Acquittal Cheque Dishonour

Dishonour of Cheque–Acquittal–High Court proceeded on the premise that the appellant had not been able to discharge his burden of proof in terms of Section 139 of the Act without posing unto itself a further question as to how the said burden of proof can be discharged.

Aug 22, 2017 sclaw

2007(5) LAW HERALD (SC) 3610 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. 1410 of…

Acquittal Murder

Appeal against acquittal–The High Court, if it reaches a conclusion that on the evidence on record it is not reasonably possible to take another view, it may be justified in setting aside the order of acquittal.

Aug 17, 2017 sclaw

2007(5) LAW HERALD (SC) 3537 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice B.P. Singh The Hon’ble Mr. Justice H.S. Bedi Civil Appeal No. 1152 of…

Acquittal Circumstantial Evidence

Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.302–Murder–Circumstantial Evidence-Before a person is convicted entirely on circumstantial evidence, the Court must be satisfied not only that those circumstances are consistent with his having committed the act,

Aug 4, 2017 sclaw

2017(1) Law Herald (SC) 328 : 2016 LawHerald.Org 2497 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr, Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitava Roy Criminal…

Acquittal Murder

Murder—Acquittal—Names of accused persons were revealed for first time in Court—Unsafe to convict them only on basis of statement of chance witness.

Jul 20, 2017 sclaw

2007(5) LH (SC) 3426 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. 752-755 of…

Acquittal Cr P C

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) – Section 319 – Summoning of additional accused – Powers of Court – Nature and exercise of – Power to summon an accused is an extraordinary power conferred on the Court. It should be used very sparingly and only if compelling reasons exist for taking cognizance against other person against whom action has not been taken.

Jul 16, 2017 sclaw

AIR 2004 SC 4298 : (2004) CriLJ 4185 : (2004) 7 JT 509 : (2004) 7 SCALE 282 : (2004) 7 SCC 792 : (2004) 3 SCR 894 Supp…

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A suit in representative capacity (Order 1, Rule 8 CPC) is not maintainable if lacking locus standi, and a prior decree (res judicata) bars subsequent suits on the same subject matter, notwithstanding varying reliefs.

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Stamp Act State Laws

Agreement to sell immovable property incurs stamp duty as deemed conveyance via implied/symbolic possession transfer, with duty applying to the agreement (instrument), not the sale (transaction).

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Accident

The Supreme Court emphasized that the goal is to ensure just and fair compensation, even if it exceeds the claimed amount. It recalculated the compensation, considering the claimant’s monthly income, future prospects, 40% permanent disability, medical expenses, attendant charges, special diet and transportation, pain and suffering, and loss of income during treatment. The final compensation was determined to be Rs. 17,82,825, modifying the awards of the MACT and High Court. The Civil Appeal was allowed, with interest as awarded by the Tribunal. This decision underscores the principle of providing fair compensation to accident victims based on comprehensive assessment of their losses and suffering.

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Child Custody

In child custody cases, the lawpoint is that the welfare of the minor child is the paramount consideration, and a Habeas Corpus writ petition is maintainable only when the child’s detention is proven illegal or without legal authority

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