Acquittal Archives - Page 33 of 41 - Supreme Court of India Judgements

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Clothes recovered, not proved belonging to accused – Motive on part of accused also not proved – Delay in reporting matter to police also appearing – Prosecution could not be said to have proved its case beyond reasonable doubt – Accused acquitted by giving benefit of doubt.

Jul 6, 2017 sclaw

AIR 2008 SC 1021 : (2008) CriLJ 1046 : (2008) 1 JT 191 : (2008) 1 SCALE 126 : (2009) 17 SCC 273 : (2011) 1 SCC(Cri) 1001 :…

Acquittal

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)-Section 300 – Murder – Custodial death – Case based on circumstantial evidence – Deceased allegedly brought to police station where he died of injuries from severe beating – No evidence about offence in regard to which deceased was brought to police station – No evidence to prove alleged beating – Prosecution case not supported by medical evidence – Circumstances not sufficient to prove guilt of accused – Conviction set-aside.

Jul 6, 2017 sclaw

AIR 1998 SC 370 : (1998) CriLJ 662 : (1998) 4 JT 384 : (1997) 7 SCALE 30 : (1998) 9 SCC 17 : (1997) 5 SCR 154 Supp…

Acquittal

Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.302–Murder–Self Defence–Acquittal–As per evidence on record deceased was beaten outside the house; there was cross case by deceased against accused and complainant party were aggressor

Jun 29, 2017 sclaw

2017(1} Law Herald (SC) 490 : 2017 LawHerald.Org 628 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. A. Bobde The Hon’ble Mr. Justice L, Nageswara Rao…

Acquittal

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) – Sections 195 and 340 – Perjury – Making of false statement in court of Rent Controller – Though Rent Controller discharges quasi-judicial functions, he is not a Court, as understood in conventional sense and he cannot make complaint under Section 340 Cr.P.C

Jun 26, 2017 sclaw

AIR 2012 SC 466 : (2012) 1 RCR(Criminal) 195 : (2011) 2 RCR(Rent) 616 : (2011) 13 SCALE 137 : (2012) 2 SCC 60 : (2012) AIRSCW 730 :…

Acquittal Dying Declaration

Penal Code, 1860, Section 302—Evidence Act, 1872, Section 32—Murder—Dying Declaration—Principles governing dying declaration—Summed up

Jun 21, 2017 sclaw

2007(4) LAW HERALD (SC) 3246 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.V. Raveendaran The Hon’ble Mr. Justice B.Sudershan Reddy Criminal Appeal No.1315 of 2005…

Acquittal

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Sections 302/34 – Murder – Circumstantial evidence – Prosecution is to prove all links in the chain by leading evidence – Prosecution case that another person involved in the case, whose name never figured during investigation, was not arrested – Evidence of “last seen” with deceased not trustworthy for the reason that a businessman would not ordinarily go to a small shop to take tea with a rickshaw puller

Jun 18, 2017 sclaw

AIR 2006 SC 2242 : (2006) CriLJ 2920 : (2006) 11 JT 298 : (2006) 5 SCALE 467 : (2006) 10 SCC 182 : (2006) 2 SCR 881 Supp…

Acquittal

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302 – Murder – Acquittal by High Court – Appeal by informant – Neither I.O. nor doctor examined – No reason indicated therefor

Jun 17, 2017 sclaw

AIR 2009 SC 93 : (2009) CriLJ 367 : (2008) 11 JT 464 : (2008) 13 SCALE 389 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA KAPIL DEO SINHA — Appellant Vs. KIRANDEO…

Acquittal

Murder—Gunshot—Even though deceased and his companion were unarmed; use of fire arm by appellant in murderous assault on him would be covered in self defence—Accused Acquitted. c

Jun 10, 2017 sclaw

2017(1) Law Herald (SC) 400 : 2017 LawHerald.Org 670 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDJA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.A. Bobde The Hon’ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao Criminal…

Acquittal Dowry Death

Dowry Death– Factum of unnatural death in the matrimonial home and that too within seven years of marriage ipso facto not sufficient to bring home the charge.

Jun 5, 2017 sclaw

2016(5) Law Herald (P&H) 3796 (SC) : 2016 LawHerald.Org 2060 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dipak Misra The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitava Roy Criminal…

Acquittal

Abetment to Suicide—There was no reference or disclosure of any specific incident in support thereof in Suicide note—Accused acquitted.

Jun 4, 2017 sclaw

2016(5) Law Herald (P&H) 3845 (SC) : 2016 LawHerald.Org 2354 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dipak Misra The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitava Roy Criminal…

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