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July 6, 2025 8:58 am

Acts of provocation on the basis of which the appellant caused the death of his brother, were both sudden and grave and that there was loss of self-control – This Court convert the conviction of the appellant from Section 302 to Part I of Section 304 of the IPC.

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SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH DAUVARAM NIRMALKAR — Appellant Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH — Respondent ( Before : Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M. Trivedi, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No.…

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Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), Section 191 – Perjury — False evidence — Affidavit — An affidavit is ‘evidence’ within the meaning of Section 191 of the IPC and a person swearing to a false affidavit is guilty of perjury.

Aug 1, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before: A.M. Khanwilkar & J.B. Pardiwala, JJ. Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 103 of 2009 Decided on: 14.07.2022 Himanshu Kumar and others – Petitioner(s) Versus State of…

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Prosecution can lead evidence only in accordance with the charge framed by the trial court – Where a higher charge is not framed for which there is evidence, the accused is entitled to assume that he is called upon to defend himself only with regard to the lesser offence

Jul 26, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH GHULAM HASSAN BEIGH — Appellant Vs. MOHAMMAD MAQBOOL MAGREY AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : A.M. Khanwilkar, Abhay S. Oka and J.B. Pardiwala,…

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Appeal allowed – Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302 – Murder – Even the evidence of a hostile witness can be considered to the extent, it supports the case of the prosecution –

Jul 23, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH MALTI SAHU — Appellant Vs. RAHUL AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No. 471…

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Expression “falsely charges” in Section 221 IPC cannot mean giving false evidence as a prosecution witness against an accused person during the course of a criminal trial – An investigation may be transferred to the CBI only in “rare and exceptional cases”

Jul 17, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH HIMANSHU KUMAR AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : A.M. Khanwilkar and J.B. Pardiwala, JJ. )…

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HELD all the three appellants are in jail and have undergone several years of incarceration. We accordingly award the sentence for the period already undergone by all the three appellants.

Jul 14, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH AJMAL — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF KERALA — Respondent ( Before : Ajay Rastogi and Vikram Nath, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No. 1838…

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Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302 – Death sentence – Murder during the course of robbery – Imposition of death sentence would be unwarranted

Jul 10, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH MANOJ AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH — Respondent ( Before : Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and Bela. M.…

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Death sentence confirmed – Kidnapping, Rape and murder of Mentally challenged Seven-and-a-half-year-old girl – in view of the nature of crimes committed by the appellant and looking to his incorrigible conduct.

Jul 10, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH MANOJ PRATAP SINGH — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN — Respondent ( Before : A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and C.T. Ravikumar, JJ. )…

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Conspiracy in committing the loot and murder – Minor inconsistencies in the statement of witnesses are not of any consequence looking to the finding concurrently recorded by two courts

Jul 10, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH HARPAL SINGH — Appellant Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB — Respondent ( Before : Indira Banerjee and J.K. Maheshwari, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No. 914…

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Death sentence Confirmed – Kidnapping, Rape and murder of Mentally challenged Seven-and-a-half-year-old girl – Even the alternative of awarding the sentence of imprisonment for whole of the natural life with no remission does not appear justified in view of the nature of crimes committed by the appellant and looking to his incorrigible conduct.

Jul 3, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH MANOJ PRATAP SINGH — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN — Respondent ( Before : A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and C.T. Ravikumar, JJ. )…

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Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 4 — Section 376 (3) IPC — Rape — Conviction upheld — Evidence of victim’s mother and medical evidence — Reliability of victim’s mother’s testimony confirmed despite lengthy cross-examination, finding it natural and trustworthy and corroborated by other witnesses and medical evidence — Medical evidence, though partially presented by defense, conclusively supported sexual assault, citing perineal tear and abrasions around anus

Jun 29, 2025 sclaw

Joint Family Property Will & Succession

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 6 (as amended by Amendment Act, 2005) — Retrospective application — Validity of pre-amendment sale deeds — The prohibition contained in the amended Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, does not affect registered sale deeds executed prior to December 20, 2004 (date of introduction of the amending provision) — This principle aligns with the judgment in Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma, (2020) 9 SCC 1.

Jun 28, 2025 sclaw

Anticipatory Bail Cr P C

Judicial Process — Misuse of process — Challenging bail conditions previously offered voluntarily — Accused offering substantial deposits to secure bail and subsequently challenging the onerous nature of conditions or the counsel’s authority to make such offers — This practice is condemned for undermining the judicial process and preventing consideration of bail applications on their merits — Such conduct leads to setting aside of bail orders and remittal for fresh consideration.

Jun 28, 2025 sclaw

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Social Media Posts — Content-Related Offenses — Retaliatory Action — Quashing of Proceedings — While the court made no final determination on the nature of the petitioner’s social media posts, it acknowledged the petitioner’s counsel’s submission that the tweets were ‘retaliatory’ and were made in response to an incident involving a social media influencer. This assertion formed part of the petitioner’s argument for quashing or consolidating the numerous FIRs, suggesting a motive beyond simple offensive content.

Jun 28, 2025 sclaw

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