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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…

Acquittal

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…

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