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Category: Acquittal

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…

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