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Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Sections 34, 302, 341, 323, 325 and 307 – Evidence Act, 1872 – Section 32(1) – Murder – Appeal against conviction and sentence – Dying declarations – Deceased clearly states the names of both the Appellants – Appeal dismissed.

Nov 10, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH DAYARAM AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH — Respondent ( Before : Indu Malhotra and R. Subhash Reddy, JJ. ) Criminal…

Evidence Act

Signed Carbon Copy Prepared In Same Process As Original Document Is Primary Evidence Under Sec.62 Evidence Act : SC

Oct 30, 2019 sclaw

Signed Carbon Copy Prepared In Same Process As Original Document Is Primary Evidence Under Sec.62 Evidence Act : SC BY: LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK30 Oct 2019 11:21 AM The Supreme Court…

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Child Witness—Children were aware of purpose of their presence in Court—Their evidence not to be discarded only because they were not aware as to who was judge and who was lawyer and before whom they were giving their testimony

Oct 13, 2019 sclaw

2019(3) Law Herald (SC) 2137 : 2019 LawHerald.Org 1341 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Honble Mr. Justice Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud Hon’ble Mrs. Justice Indira Banerjee Criminal Appeal…

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Supreme Court held that unless the execution of a Gift Deed is specifically denied, it is NOT mandatory to specifically lead the evidence of an attesting witness under Section 68 of the Indian Evidence Act to prove the Gift Deed.

Sep 29, 2019 sclaw

Is it mandatory to lead evidence of Attesting Witness to prove Gift Deed? Supreme Court answers Murali Krishnan September 29 2019 In a significant judgment delivered last week, the Supreme Court held that unless…

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Electronic Evidence—Certificate of Authenticity—Whether requirement of certificate is mandatory—Matter referred to larger bench

Sep 15, 2019 sclaw

2019(3) Law Herald (SC) 2009 : 2019 LawHerald.Org 1249 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan Hon’ble Mr. Justice Navin Sinha Civil Appeal No(s). 20825-20826…

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Veracity of Dying Declaration: What the Supreme Court held

Aug 9, 2019 sclaw

Veracity of Dying Declaration: What the Supreme Court held Murali Krishnan August 8 2019 Based on the Dying Declaration of the deceased wife, the Supreme Court yesterday upheld the conviction and sentence of a…

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Electronic Evidence—Failure to produce a certificate under Section 65B(4) of the Evidence Act at the stage when the charge-sheet was filed is not a fatal to the prosecution

Jul 14, 2019 sclaw

2019(2) Law Herald (SC) 1706 : 2019 LawHerald.Org 1027 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud Hon’ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta Criminal Appeal…

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Expert Evidence—Examination of expert is crucial especially if reliance is placed on the finger print report to suspect the guilt of the appellant

May 31, 2019 sclaw

2019(2) Law Herald (SC) 1203 : 2019 LawHerald.Org 834 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer Hon’ble Mr. Justice…

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Dying Declaration—Need for Corroboration—Where the victim was administered sedative as pain killers before making the statement, the victim being in state of delusion cannot be ruled out—In such circumstance there is need for corroborative evidence for relying upon dying declaration.

May 12, 2019 sclaw

2019(2) Law Herald (SC) 1157 : 2019 LawHerald.Org 830 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. A. Bobde Honble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta Criminal Appeal Nos.…

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Evidence Act, 1872 – Section 27 – Abduction and murder – Merely because the actual recovery of the body happened before the accused lead the police to the scene, it does not, in the facts and circumstances of this case, negate the validity of the recovery based on a confession, in terms of Section 27 of the Evidence Act.

Mar 31, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH PATTU RAJAN — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU — Respondent ( Before : N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Indira Banerjee, JJ.…

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Cr P C

In a case involving cross-FIRs (alleging offences u/s 294(b), 323, 506(1) IPC) arising from a dispute between two practicing advocates pending since 2017, the Supreme Court, in the exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution, quashed the FIR against the appellants and also quashed the connected proceedings

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I P C

Conviction under Section 302 requires proof of premeditation or intention to kill; absence of such elements may lead to reduced charges, such as under Section 304 IPC, with sentencing considerations potentially based on time already served

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I P C

Mere presence at a crime scene, without evidence of an overt act or specific role, is insufficient to convict an individual as a member of an unlawful assembly, especially in cases involving large crowds and public disturbances

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Limitation

Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Extension of period of limitation in certain circumstances — Courts may liberally condone delays in appeals, especially by the State

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