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Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

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Mahesh RautversusThe State of Bihar

PARTLY ALLOWED (DISPOSAL)

The petitioners sought anticipatory bail in a dowry death case registered under Sections 80 and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, alleging that the death of the informant's daughter was a suicide and that they were falsely implicated. The first petitioner, the father‑in‑law of the deceased, …

SHANKARversusSTATE OF RAJASTHAN

2026 INSC 315Dismissed

The appellant, Shankar, was convicted for brutally beating his wife, Sugna Bai, pouring kerosene on her and setting her on fire, resulting in her death. The trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment under Section 302 IPC and a year under Section 342 IPC, relying heavily on the victim's dying …

DASHWANTHversusSTATE OF TAMIL NADU

2025 INSC 1203Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant was convicted and sentenced to death for murder, kidnapping, rape and offences under the POCSO Act based on four alleged pillars of evidence: a last‑seen‑together theory, CCTV footage, a confession‑derived disclosure statement and DNA profiling. The Supreme Court examined whether each …