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The appellant Rajendra was accused of raping his six‑year‑old neighbour’s daughter Sonia on 14 October 2003. The victim’s mother heard her cries, rescued her, and the child was medically examined, revealing bruises and evidence of recent penetration despite an intact hymen. The trial court acquitted …
The case arose from a village procession during which a group of eleven accused formed an unlawful assembly and attacked several persons, resulting in the death of the deceased (Kannan) and injuries to others. The trial court convicted appellant No.1 (Murugan) under Section 302 IPC for murder and …
The State of Madhya Pradesh prosecuted Babulal for raping a married woman in broad daylight, threatening her with a knife. The trial court convicted him under Section 376(1) IPC and sentenced him to seven years' rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs.2,500. The High Court reduced the sentence to …
Shaik China Brahmam (A‑2) and Shaik Khasim Saida (A‑1) jointly attacked Shaik Masthan Vali, the former striking with an iron rod and the latter stabbing with a knife. The deceased died from multiple injuries, including fatal cuts to the neck and occipital region caused by the knife. The Sessions …
The incident occurred on the night of 14-15 July 1979 during a land dispute when several accused entered the house of the deceased, Sitaram Manda, allegedly firing weapons and assaulting occupants. The trial court convicted the accused under IPC sections 302 read with 149, 148, 452 and 323 based …
The deceased, Budida Krishnamurthy, committed suicide after alleged harassment and financial disputes with the appellants, Didigam Bikshapathi and others. In his suicide note he implicated the appellants, leading to charges of abetment of suicide under Section 306 IPC. The appellants filed a …
The Supreme Court examined an appeal by Indian Overseas Bank against a Madras High Court order that stayed disciplinary proceedings against four bank employees who were also facing criminal charges for assaulting a rival union president. The employees had been suspended, served charge‑sheets, and a …
The appellant D. Sailu was convicted under Section 302 IPC for stabbing the deceased during a quarrel over bore water. He appealed, arguing that the eyewitnesses were relatives of the deceased and thus unreliable, that medical evidence contradicted their testimony, and that the incident was a sudden …
The case concerns the murder of Ram Singh by a group of five assailants armed with firearms and lathis. The son of the deceased, PW‑1, witnessed the attack, lodged a First Information Report (FIR) within about one and a half hours, and identified the accused. All three eye‑witnesses (PW‑1, PW‑2, …
The appellants were convicted of murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for a fatal assault on the deceased during a quarrel. The Supreme Court examined whether the incident fell within Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, which applies to killings occurring in a sudden fight without …
The appellant Hasi Mohan Barman, who was in a relationship with PW‑1, allegedly forced her to abort a pregnancy by administering injections with the help of co‑accused Abinash Biswas, leading to a conviction under IPC s.313 r.w. s.34. While the trial and High Courts upheld the conviction, the …
Gali Venkatiah was convicted of murder for stabbing his brother Gali Krishnaiah, based on the testimony of the deceased's wife and sons. The appellant argued that the witnesses were interested parties and that the killing occurred in a sudden quarrel, invoking Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC. The …
The appellant Antram was convicted for murdering his wife Shobha, who alleged he assaulted her with an axe. Shobha gave four dying declarations—two oral and two recorded—to her daughter, a cousin, a medical officer, and a private doctor before dying a day after discharge from hospital. The …
The appellant, a bus driver, was charged under Section 302 IPC for the death of two passengers when a train struck his bus at an unmanned railway crossing. He contended that the train hit the rear of the bus and that there was no negligence on his part, so the murder charge was inappropriate. The …
The accused were convicted for the abduction, murder and dacoity of Gayatri Devi based largely on the testimony of an approver, Lalit Sanga, whose statement was recorded under Section 306 of the CrPC after he was granted pardon. The High Court had earlier remanded the case, finding procedural lapses …
The State of Uttar Pradesh appealed against the Allahabad High Court's acquittal of Atar Singh and six others who had been convicted for the murder of Ram Murti and assault of three others. The trial court had sentenced the accused under IPC sections 302, 323, 324 r/w 149, 147, 148 and 452, but the …
Muthu, a waste‑paper merchant, was charged with murder after he stabbed Siva, a waste‑paper collector, who had thrown rubbish into Muthu's shop. The trial court convicted Muthu under Section 302 IPC and sentenced him to life imprisonment, a decision upheld by the High Court. On appeal, the Supreme …
The respondents, life convicts sentenced in 1988 for murder, challenged a 2002 executive policy of the State of Haryana that set new criteria for premature release of life prisoners based on the nature and number of murders. The Punjab Prison Rules and Section 433A of the CrPC required a minimum of …
The Supreme Court examined the murder of Harnek Singh by four of his brothers, who attacked him with gandasas and a dang, leading to his death. The appellant, Mithu Singh, challenged his conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the IPC, arguing that his injuries were not fatal, that …
The appellants were convicted for murder under IPC s.304(Part I) read with s.34 based primarily on the deceased's statements recorded in the FIR and under s.161 CrPC, which the trial and High Courts treated as dying declarations under s.32 of the Evidence Act. The Supreme Court examined the …
The appellant Iqbal and a co-accused were charged with kidnapping and raping a girl who was under 14 years of age. The trial court convicted both under Sections 366A and 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) read with Section 34, and the High Court affirmed the conviction of Iqbal while acquitting the …
The son of the petitioner was injured in a firearm attack and a case was registered under IPC s.307. The investigating officer submitted a final report excluding the accused on the basis of an alibi, prompting the petitioner to file a writ petition under Art.226 seeking a fair investigation. The …
Reeta Kumari married Manmohan Singh in February 1999 and was repeatedly harassed by her in‑laws for a scooter and a golden bangle as dowry. She died by consuming aluminium phosphide in June 1999 while pregnant. The trial court convicted the father‑in‑law (Kishan Singh) and mother‑in‑law (Bachni …
Gopal, the husband, assaulted his wife with a wooden log during a quarrel witnessed by their children, causing fatal head injuries. He was initially convicted under Section 302 IPC for murder and sentenced accordingly, a decision upheld by the High Court. Gopal appealed, contending that the killing …
The case arose from the murder of Shivaji Patil and Baburao Patil in a village where two rival groups were at loggerheads. The FIR was lodged at the spot four days after the incident, and the copy reached the magistrate after an unexplained delay, raising questions about its validity. The trial …
Devi Lal and his mother were convicted under Section 304B IPC for the dowry death of Pushpa Devi, whose body was cremated without informing relatives. The prosecution alleged that Pushpa was repeatedly harassed and subjected to cruelty by her husband and in‑laws for not providing sufficient dowry, …
On 3 February 1994, the informant Prakash Chandra Yadav and a pillion rider were attacked by the accused who hurled bombs at them and later pursued them with a licensed gun. Although one bomb exploded, the informant sustained no injury. The trial court convicted the accused under Section 307 …
The appellant, B. Suresh Yadav, sold a parcel of land to the respondents, Sharifa Bee and Anr, and executed the sale deed on 30 September 2005. On 29 September 2005, two rooms on the land were demolished, leading to a civil suit to determine whether the demolished portion formed part of the sale. …
The appellant, a co‑sharer of a joint family property, alleged that his brother (respondent No.4) unlawfully restrained him from occupying the first floor of the house and complained to the police, but no FIR was registered. He filed an application under Section 482 of the CrPC before the High Court …
All Cargo Movers (I) Pvt. Ltd. and related companies entered into a contract of carriage to deliver consignments to Kenya. The goods were allegedly delivered without the original Bills of Lading, leading the consignee to claim breach of contract and file a civil suit in the Bombay High Court. More …
The State of Rajasthan charged Munshi with rape of a minor girl, Rajkumari, on 18 September 1994. The victim reported the incident immediately, and a medical examination revealed fresh injuries, a ruptured hymen and blood oozing from the vagina; a torn piece of her underwear was recovered from the …
The case concerned a triple murder that occurred on 4 April 1999, where three persons were shot dead from a car that had allegedly collided with a bus. The prosecution relied on the testimony of two eye‑witnesses (PW‑1 and PW‑5), who were described as chance witnesses, and on medical and forensic …
R. Radhakrishnan applied for the post of Fireman and, after provisional selection, submitted a verification roll stating he had never been involved in any criminal case. In fact, he had been arrested under Section 294(b) of the Indian Penal Code for an incident on 15 April 2000, though he was later …
The State, represented by the Special Police Establishment and the CBI, appealed against the High Court's acquittal of a bank manager (M. Krishna Mohan) and a field officer for forging loan documents, forging thumb impressions and misappropriating loan proceeds. The trial court had convicted both, …
The case arose from a dispute over a plot of land allotted to Phool Chand, who attempted to raise construction despite an undertaking not to do so. Villagers gathered to oppose the construction; the accused, armed with guns and lathis, proceeded anyway and, after verbal abuse, opened fire, killing …
The State of Maharashtra filed a criminal appeal against the Bombay High Court's order granting anticipatory bail to eight accused—including police officers, politicians and a businessman—who were alleged to have raped a girl who was a minor at the time of the offence. The girl, identified as Puja, …
The appellants, including Bishan Singh and Govind Ballabh, attacked complainant Harish Bhatt on 30 September 1984, assaulting him with lathis, causing seven injuries (one grievous fracture of the wrist) and extorting Rs 400. The trial court convicted them under Sections 147 and 308/149 of the Indian …
The appellant, Manilal Hiraman Chaudhari, was convicted along with co‑accused for the murder of Bhaulal Jadhav, who had earlier been involved in the killing of the appellant's father. The prosecution relied on eye‑witness testimony of PW‑4, PW‑5 and PW‑6, as well as the testimony of PW‑2 …
Gurdev Raj was accused of striking his mother‑in‑law with an iron rod, causing her death. The victim's daughter‑in‑law (the accused's wife) and sister‑in‑law testified that a quarrel erupted and the accused inflicted the fatal blows. The FIR was lodged the next morning, and the trial court convicted …
The Sanatan Dharma Pratinidhi Sabha cancelled a General Power of Attorney and sold a portion of its land after the contractor, Himmat Rai Ahuja, allegedly failed to pay the balance price. The contractor filed a criminal complaint alleging cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy under Sections 420, …
Shanti Lal was caught carrying 7 kg 60 g of contraband opium and was convicted under Sections 8 and 18 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The trial court sentenced him to ten years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.1 lakh, with an additional three years' imprisonment …
The case involved the murder of four members of a matrimonial family and the attempted murder of the sole eye‑witness, Rajvinder Kaur, who had secretly married a man of a lower caste. The prosecution relied on her testimony, which was given only after eight days due to trauma, and on the recovery of …
The case involved a violent dispute between neighbouring families that escalated into a gruesome attack where the appellants, Motilal and Santosh Kumar, assaulted and killed three persons, dragged a fourth, poured kerosene on her and set her on fire, and also assaulted others who tried to intervene. …
Six accused were tried for the murder of Sajjan Singh and injuries to two other persons. The trial court convicted all under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC and sentenced them to life imprisonment along with other terms. The High Court altered the murder conviction to Section 304 Part II and, …
The appellant, a clerk in Syndicate Bank, was found to have opened a false bank account and fraudulently withdrawn Rs.42,000. She was charged under IPC sections 465, 468, 471, 420 and under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (s.13(1)(d) read with s.13(2)). The trial court convicted her and …
The appellant Bhagwan Bahadure was convicted by the trial court and the Bombay High Court for murder (s.302 IPC) after allegedly striking the deceased Kachrabai on the head with a stick, causing injuries that led to her death. The appellant challenged the conviction on two grounds: that the key …
The State of Punjab prosecuted Mohinder Singh and others for the murder of Dalip Singh, alleging they used sharp weapons during a land dispute. The trial court convicted one accused under Section 302 IPC and the others under Section 302 read with Section 34, rejecting the defence that the FIR was …
The accused were convicted under Sections 325 and 323 of the IPC, each read with Section 34, for assaulting the complainant and his wife. Subsequently, the parties reached an amicable settlement and filed a deed of compromise seeking compounding of the offences. The appellants contended that both …
The appellant, Amarsingh MunnaSingh Suryawanshi, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for allegedly pouring kerosene on his wife and setting her ablaze. The prosecution’s case rested solely on two dying declarations recorded by a head constable and a special judicial magistrate, both of which were …
The appellant Nallapati Sivaiah was convicted of murder under s.302 IPC based solely on two dying declarations recorded by a police inspector and a magistrate after the victim sustained 63 injuries. The trial and High Courts upheld the conviction, but the Supreme Court examined the credibility of …
The appellant, Malleshippa, was convicted of murder, kidnapping and concealment of dead body under Sections 302, 364 and 201 IPC based on the testimony of the deceased's mother and wife and police officers. The body was highly decomposed, headless and handless, and its identification relied solely …
An 18‑year‑old girl, Anita, was allegedly lured by the accused into his house and raped. The trial court convicted the accused under Section 376 read with Section 511 of the IPC, a decision affirmed in part by the High Court. On appeal, the Supreme Court examined the medical evidence and found no …
The appellants Jagdish, Devidayal, Mangoo and Thakurdas were charged with murder under IPC s.302 r/w s.34 for the death of Mansingh. The trial court acquitted them, finding contradictions in prosecution witnesses and noting that medical evidence did not support the ocular testimony regarding …
The appellant, an authorised dealer of Hindustan Lever Ltd, was alleged to have failed to furnish Form IX‑C required under the Bihar Sales Tax Rules to the purchaser, who filed a criminal complaint alleging offences under IPC sections 427, 384 and 420/34, claiming a malafide intention. A Judicial …
The appellant Jagannath and co-accused Prabhudayal stole wood, leading to an altercation in which Prabhudayal struck the deceased Ramsingh on the head with an axe, causing his death. Jagannath assaulted two witnesses, causing only simple injuries. The trial court convicted both under Section 302 …
The appellant, a director of Nagami Nicotine Pvt. Ltd., alleged that Dena Bank had inserted false information in its prospectus for a public issue, claiming a pending suit before the Debt Recovery Tribunal instead of the City Civil Court. He filed a criminal complaint alleging defamation and other …
The CBI filed an FIR against Dinesh Dalmia and three companies for alleged fraud and filed a charge‑sheet under Section 173(2) CrPC after Dalmia had absconded to the United States. Cognizance was taken, and Dalmia was arrested on a non‑bailable warrant; the CBI repeatedly sought judicial custody of …
The appellant, a wife, filed an FIR under Sections 498A and 406 IPC alleging dowry harassment and cruelty after leaving her matrimonial home. The husband filed a divorce petition, and the respondents moved the High Court to quash the FIR under its inherent power under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. The …
The appellant Vanga Sriniwas was accused of killing his wife by strangulation and hanging her body, allegedly to conceal a dowry‑related dispute. The trial court acquitted him, but the Andhra Pradesh High Court convicted him of murder under IPC s.302 and sentenced him to life imprisonment. On …
Sanwariya Lal was convicted for murdering his eight‑year‑old son Rajesh under Section 302 IPC. The prosecution established that Lal, after a marital dispute and a second marriage, suspected the child's paternity and coveted a Rs 20,000 fixed deposit made in the child's name. He took the child from …
The State of Karnataka appealed a Karnataka High Court order that reduced the custodial sentence of Raju, who had been convicted of raping a 10‑year‑old girl, from seven years to three and a half years. The trial court had sentenced Raju under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, which mandates a …
The appellant, serving a life sentence for murder, applied for release on probation under the Kerala Prison Rules, 1958, which require a minimum of eight years of actual custody. He had served about six and a half years in prison but argued that a six‑year‑plus period of study leave should be …
The appellants Phulia Tudu and another were convicted of murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 for allegedly assaulting the deceased Biti Murmu with a lathi, causing her death. On appeal, the Supreme Court examined the distinction between murder and culpable homicide not amounting to murder, …
The State of Rajasthan prosecuted Parthu for the murder of his wife Lali, who died from severe burn injuries after allegedly being doused with kerosene and set alight by him. The prosecution relied on two dying declarations recorded by police officers, with a doctor present who attested the victim's …
The appellant was convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC for stabbing the deceased, Alimat alias Aliul Zaman, on 29 September 1990 in Jindighi, Murshidabad. The prosecution relied on the testimony of two eye‑witnesses who saw the appellant stab the victim, while the defence argued that the FIR …
The appellant, M. Srinivasulu, was convicted under Sections 304B (dowry death) and 498A (cruelty) of the IPC for the self‑immolation death of his wife. The prosecution relied on three letters written by the deceased, alleging they demonstrated a dowry demand and cruelty. The Supreme Court examined …
Des Raj, a retired police constable, got drunk and, after a quarrel between his wife and his neighbour's wife, opened fire with a licensed double‑barrel gun, killing three neighbours and injuring three others including a child. He was convicted under sections 302 and 307 of the IPC and sentenced to …
The case arose from the killing of Chakku Mondal by Kulesh Mondal during a quarrel in which the victim was dragged and struck on the neck with a sharp‑edged weapon. The trial court and the Calcutta High Court convicted the accused under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC, relying on eyewitness …
The State of Uttar Pradesh appealed the Allahabad High Court's acquittal of three accused who had been convicted for murder under Sections 302, 34 and 201 of the IPC. The prosecution's case relied on the identification of a decomposed body recovered a month after the incident, based solely on the …
The appellant Dilawar Singh was accused of robbing a temple priest on 8 August 1984, allegedly with accomplices who tied the priest and stole cash. The prosecution relied solely on the priest's testimony, claiming the accused carried weapons, but no injury was inflicted. The FIR was lodged only on …
The deceased Dwarkabai disappeared while working in her field and her body was found days later. The appellant, Harishchandraladakuthange, had a prior dispute with her and was alleged to have threatened her. The prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence, including a claim that the accused and …
The appellant, accused No.2, was convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of Manfer, whose body was found in the appellant's house. The prosecution proved that the appellant lured the deceased to his residence, served him liquor, and, together with …
Girja Prasad, a lower‑division clerk, was alleged to have accepted Rs 200 as a bribe on behalf of his superior, the Divisional Ayurved Chikitsa Adhikari, after a trap was laid by the complainant and police officials. The trial court acquitted him, deeming the key witnesses (the complainant and a …
Sudha Verma, the widow of Rajesh Kumar, appealed against the Allahabad High Court's grant of bail to Dinesh Kumar (respondent No.2), who was alleged to have shot and killed his elder brother during a family dispute over property partition. The High Court had held that the offence fell under Section …
Sukhdeo Pandey, an Extra‑Departmental Branch Post Master (EDBPM), cleared a promotion exam to the post of Postman in 1969 but the selection was cancelled due to alleged irregularities. A criminal case was later filed against him, cleared, and he was arbitrarily removed from service in 1977; the …
The State of Maharashtra prosecuted fifteen accused for a violent incident in which two persons were killed and three injured. The trial court convicted five of them under Section 302 IPC (murder) with life imprisonment and others under Sections 324 and 452 IPC. The Bombay High Court acquitted the …
The Supreme Court examined the appeal of three accused (A1, A2, A3) convicted of murder and assault under Sections 302 and 341 IPC. The appellants claimed they acted in private defence, arguing that the injuries they sustained indicated they were the aggressors. The Court held that the number of …
The case involved a dowry‑related death of Meerabai, whose husband (appellant A‑1) and father‑in‑law (appellant A‑2, Sukhram) were initially convicted by the trial court of offences under Sections 304‑B and 498‑A IPC. The High Court set aside those convictions but convicted both of them for murder …
The appellant, Pradeep Kumar, was charged under Sections 376 and 406 IPC for having sexual relations with the complainant on a promise to marry her. The complainant alleged that the promise was a false pretense to obtain consent, and the trial court framed charges which the appellant sought to …
The appellant Kittusamy, along with Channappan and Palanisamy, were convicted for murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the IPC for the killing of Ayyasamy, their son‑in‑law. The prosecution case relied on three eyewitnesses – the victim's cousin and his parents – who described the …
The Supreme Court examined appeals by the State of Uttar Pradesh against the Allahabad High Court’s order acquitting Govind Das and others, which had set aside convictions under IPC s.302 r/w s.34 and rejected a death‑sentence confirmation. The High Court had relied mainly on the acquittal of a …
The case arose from a murder in which the first informant, Rajendra Singh, alleged that Kapil Dev Singh (respondent No.2) participated. Although the charge‑sheet named only the co‑accused, the Sessions Court summoned Kapil Dev Singh under Section 319 of the CrPC based on the informant’s statement. …
The appellants Silak Ram, Narotam alias Raja and Bijender alias Binder were convicted for the murder of Jagbir under Sections 302 and 34 IPC. The prosecution relied on three eye‑witnesses (PW10, PW11 and PW14); PW11’s testimony was found cogent and consistent with medical evidence, while PW10’s …
Kulwinder Singh was accused of attempting to rape the sister of the complainant, subsequently strangling her, and assaulting the complainant's grandmother with a gandasi, leading to both victims' deaths. The trial court convicted him under Section 302 IPC and sentenced him to death; the High Court …
Shaik Mastan Vali was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of Nagandla Pichamma, with whom he had an illicit relationship. The prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence: the appellant was seen beating the deceased and dragging her to a hut, a towel belonging to him …
The State of Rajasthan appealed the Rajasthan High Court’s judgment acquitting accused Bada and Sawa and reducing Nana’s conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The trial court had convicted all three under Section 302 read with Section 34 based on the testimony of …
The appellant, a husband, and his parents-in-law were convicted under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC for the death of the appellant's wife, who allegedly died after being set on fire. The prosecution's case rested on four dying declarations made by the deceased, which were contradictory: two …
The appellant, Veer Prakash Sharma, entered into a contract to purchase welding rods from the respondents but failed to pay the full price and issued two cheques that were later dishonoured. The respondents filed a criminal complaint alleging offences under Sections 402, 406, 409 and 417 of the IPC, …
The State of Madhya Pradesh charged Basodi with the murder of his nephew under IPC s.302 and the Arms Act s.27, alleging he shot the victim with a muzzle‑loading gun. The trial court convicted Basodi, relying on an alleged extra‑judicial confession made before three witnesses. On appeal, the High …
The State of Karnataka appealed against the acquittal of accused persons (including A‑3 and A‑4) who were alleged to have thrown the deceased's body into a fire, based on the testimony of PW‑26. The principal issue was whether Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code could be invoked when there was no …
Idrishan Yakubhan Pathan faced two prosecutions under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), Case No. 8 and Case No. 12 of 2003. He appealed both decisions (Criminal Appeals Nos. 1287 and 1288 of 2004). The Gujarat High Court acquitted him in Case No. 8 and dismissed his appeal 1287. Regarding Case …
The appellant, Shakuntala, was convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC for setting her daughter‑in‑law on fire after a dowry dispute. The victim’s dying declaration, recorded by a First Class Judicial Magistrate and certified by a doctor as being made while she was fit, formed the core evidence. …
The State of Uttar Pradesh appealed against the Allahabad High Court's acquittal of Abdul Karim and two others, who had been convicted by a trial court for murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the IPC. The prosecution's case rested on the testimony of three eye‑witnesses – the victim's …
The appellant, B.C. Deva, was convicted by the Sessions Court and the Karnataka High Court for forcible sexual assault under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, based primarily on the oral testimony of the prosecutrix and corroboration by her parents and independent witnesses. The appellant …
The case arose from a dowry‑related dispute in which the complainant’s statement before the trial court differed from the statement recorded during investigation. An application under Section 311 of the CrPC seeking a fresh recording of the complainant’s statement was rejected by the trial court as …
The State of U.P. appealed the Allahabad High Court's acquittal of Mushtaq Alam, who was charged with murder under IPC s.302. The trial court had convicted him based on the testimony of an eye‑witness (PW‑1) and two other witnesses, but the High Court acquitted him, finding the witnesses' accounts …
Arvind Kumar married Sadhna and, along with his mother Prem Bai, repeatedly demanded additional dowry items. Sadhna, unable to meet these demands, was allegedly harassed and tortured, leading her to set herself on fire and die within 1.5 months of marriage. Both were convicted under IPC s.306 …
Respondent No.1 filed a criminal complaint against Subha Raj and others alleging offences under several IPC sections. The Magistrate dismissed the complaint, and the complainant's first revision before the Additional District and Sessions Judge was also dismissed. A second revision petition, styled …
The petitioners alleged that the police in Maharashtra and Gujarat failed to register FIRs against two respondents for alleged communal speeches constituting cognizable offences and also failed to grant sanction under Section 196 of the CrPC. They sought a writ under Article 32 directing the police …
The State of Maharashtra charged Raju Bhaskar Potphode with murder under Section 302 IPC for allegedly stabbing Sunil Gore during a cricket match dispute. The trial court convicted Potphode based primarily on the testimony of PW‑2, a close relative of the deceased, despite other witnesses recanting …
The appellant, Maulana Naseeruddin, was charged under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA) and the IPC for allegedly conspiring to murder Hindu leaders by training youths in Pakistan. A confessional statement was recorded by the DCP under Section 32 of POTA on 7 November 2004, which the …
Manjula Sinha filed a petition under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking quashing of an FIR registered under Sections 498A and 406 IPC. The Allahabad High Court dismissed the petition, directing that she not be arrested and imposing a maintenance condition. On appeal, the Supreme Court examined the …
The State of Karnataka prosecuted Khatua for setting his brother‑in‑law on fire, resulting in death. The trial court convicted him under Section 302 IPC (murder) and sentenced him to life imprisonment. On appeal, the Karnataka High Court altered the conviction to Section 304 Part‑II IPC, reasoning …
Manubhai Atabhai and his brothers attacked the complainant's son, Danabhai, during a dispute over a wall. Manubhai stabbed Danabhai in the stomach with a six‑inch knife, causing a deep wound that penetrated the liver, a vital organ, and the victim died instantly. The trial court convicted Manubhai …
The State of Uttar Pradesh appealed against a Allahabad High Court order that granted bail to Surendra Kumar Solanki, an accused under IPC sections 363 and 366 and the SC/ST Act, 1989. While granting bail, the High Court issued sweeping criticisms of the State Government and police, alleging …
The appellant Sukhdev was charged with murder of his brother‑in‑law Kishan Singh and with causing injuries to two other persons under Sections 302, 324 and 326 of the IPC. The incident arose from a quarrel after Sukhdev alleged that the deceased had set fire to a heap of chaff; he retrieved a knife …
The deceased Rubina, a married woman, died from severe burn injuries allegedly caused by her husband, sister‑in‑law and mother‑in‑law who were charged under IPC s.302 read with s.34 and s.498‑A. The trial court and the Bombay High Court convicted the accused primarily on two dying declarations …
A ten‑year‑old boy was fatally run over by a bus driven at high speed by the appellant. The trial court convicted the driver under Section 304 Part II of the IPC for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, imposing five years' rigorous imprisonment, a decision affirmed by the Kerala High Court. …
The deceased's father and brother died after touching a live electric wire that the accused, Chittarmal, had allegedly fixed near a field. The prosecution alleged that the wire was placed with the intention to kill the father, leading to a conviction under Section 302 IPC by the trial court. The …
Krishna, Kaira and Sumera borrowed money from Chunua Chamar and later denied the debt. When the deceased went to lodge a police complaint, the accused assaulted him with lathis, causing his death. The trial court convicted them of murder, attempt to murder and assault under Sections 302, 307 and 323 …
The brothers Bachha Lal and others sued a Sales Tax Officer of the State of Madhya Pradesh alleging that he abused his powers to conduct illegal searches, revoked their sales‑tax registration and lodged a false criminal complaint under Section 353 IPC, leading to a malicious prosecution claim. The …
Kulwant Singh and Awadh Singh were convicted under Section 302 read with Section 109 of the IPC for abetting the murder of Manji Singh by Uma Shankar, who shot the victim after being urged to do so. The appellants challenged the conviction on two grounds: that the eye‑witnesses were relatives of the …
The appellants were convicted under Section 395 IPC for assaulting a complainant at a petrol pump and stealing cash. The trial court relied on eyewitness testimony and a test identification parade (TI parade) in which the accused were identified by two witnesses; the prosecution also recovered the …
The deceased and his brother were attacked with lathis and gandasis by four accused, resulting in the deceased's death due to severe head injuries. The trial court convicted all four under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the IPC and also under Section 323 with Section 34. The High Court …
Hazarilal and his mother were tried for offences under Sections 304B and 498A of the IPC after Hazarilal's wife, Dashoda Bai, died by self‑immolation ten days after giving birth. The trial court convicted both of the accused, but the Madhya Pradesh High Court acquitted them of the dowry‑death charge …
The State of U.P. appealed against the Allahabad High Court’s judgment acquitting three of six accused in a murder case. The deceased, Yadunath Chauhan, was allegedly attacked by six men, two with spears and four with lathis, on the exhortation of Ram Prasad, resulting in his death. The trial court …
The dead body of a seven‑year‑old boy was recovered from a well; he had last been seen with the accused, Jai Prakash, who was alleged to have animosity towards the victim’s family and a motive to use the child to facilitate a sexual assault on a woman. The trial court convicted the accused under …
The appellant Lala Ram and others were convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of Prabhu and Raghuveer, who were attacked by a large group. The High Court upheld the conviction based on the testimony of PW‑3, who gave water to the dying victims, and …
The State of Maharashtra detained Mehamud under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers and Drug Offenders Act, 1981, labeling him a "dangerous person" on the basis that he was involved in fourteen criminal cases and several pending offences under IPC Chapters …
The appellant, Kishori Lal, was convicted under Section 306 of the IPC for abetment of his wife Rajkumari's suicide. The Supreme Court examined whether the prosecution had established any act of incitement or assistance by the husband, as required under Section 107 IPC. It held that "abetment" …
The State of Madhya Pradesh charged Chamru and Geetabai with the quadruple murder of a family, alleging the accused acted out of a land dispute. Three child witnesses identified the accused in a Test Identification Parade, leading the trial court to convict Chamru (death) and Geetabai (life …
The appellants, including Niranjan Singh, were convicted for robbery and for attempting to cause grievous hurt after they assaulted the shopkeeper with a knife, inflicting injuries on his chest just below the nipple and on his arm. The appellants contended that the injuries did not amount to …
The appellant, Deepak Rajak, was convicted under Sections 302 and 201 read with Section 34 of the IPC. The co‑accused in the same case were later acquitted by the Supreme Court. The appellant sought to enjoy the benefit of that acquittal, but the State argued that he was not entitled because he had …
The State of Punjab appealed against the Punjab & Haryana High Court's acquittal of six accused persons in a case where nine individuals were charged under Sections 302, 323 read with Section 149 IPC for a violent altercation over photographs that resulted in two deaths. The trial court had …
The State of Rajasthan appealed against the acquittal of Om Prakash, who had been convicted for murder under Section 302 IPC by the trial court based primarily on the testimony of a single eyewitness who was the younger brother of the deceased. The Rajasthan High Court set aside the conviction, …
The deceased was in police custody and was alleged to have been slapped and kicked on his testicles by the Sub‑Inspector, resulting in his death. The trial court convicted the Sub‑Inspector under Section 304 Part II of the IPC based on the testimony of a witness (PW‑6). The High Court acquitted, …
The appellant, Ashok Kumar, was convicted under Sections 304B and 498A of the IPC for the death of his wife. He appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing that the presumption of dowry death under Section 113B of the Evidence Act does not apply because the marriage had lasted more than ten years, …
The State of Rajasthan prosecuted Wakteng and two others for murder, relying on a statement recorded two days after the assault (Exb.P-10) as a dying declaration and on the recovery of a sword allegedly used in the crime. The High Court acquitted the accused, holding that the statement could not be …
The appellants were convicted for murder (IPC s.304 Part II) and related offences after assaulting the deceased and his family while cutting paddy from their field. They contended that the FIR was tampered with and that they acted in private defence. The Supreme Court held that the FIR was genuine …
The accused Ajay Singh was convicted of murdering his wife under Section 302 IPC, primarily on the basis of an alleged extra‑judicial confession and the presence of kerosene on his clothing. The Supreme Court examined whether the confession, recorded by witnesses who were either inimical or had a …
The husband (appellant) was convicted under Section 498‑A of the IPC for the death of his wife by burn injuries, the prosecution alleging a dowry demand. The trial court also convicted the mother‑in‑law and brother‑in‑law under the same provision and the Dowry Prohibition Act, but the High Court …
The appellants Jagvir Singh and others were convicted by a trial court under IPC sections 342, 365, 330 read with 34. The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction, observing that the appellants’ counsel had not challenged the conviction but only argued on the quantum of sentence, and it found the …
The appellant State of Haryana appealed the High Court's acquittal of Suresh, who had been convicted under Section 18 of the NDPS Act for possession of opium discovered in a false bottom of his attaché case. The High Court set aside the conviction on the ground that the search of the bag violated …
The appellant, Bapu/Gajraj Singh, was convicted of murder under s.302 IPC for beheading his wife with a blood‑stained sickle. He claimed exemption under s.84 IPC, asserting that he was of unsound mind at the time of the offence. The trial court and the Rajasthan High Court rejected the plea, and the …
The State of Madhya Pradesh prosecuted Nisar for the double murder of two graziers under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution’s case relied on Nisar’s alleged extra‑judicial confession, the recovery of the victims' bodies, and an axe found stained with human blood, although the …
The case involved a murder under Section 302 IPC where the prosecution relied on the dying declaration of the deceased, Atul Prakash Shukla, and the testimony of the sole eyewitness, Anil Prakash Shukla. The deceased gave his statement to the investigating officer twenty days after the incident, …
The case involved four accused who, during a robbery on a train in 1994, stabbed one passenger to death and shot another. Eye‑witnesses, who were the victim’s siblings, identified the accused in court, leading to conviction by the trial court. The High Court acquitted them on the ground that no test …
The appellants, five men including Manik Das, were convicted of murder under IPC s.302 read with s.34 for assaulting Anil Das with spears, which led to his death. The prosecution relied on eye‑witness statements and a post‑mortem report that matched the witnesses' accounts, naming all five accused. …
The appellant Byvarapu Raju and his mother were convicted for the death of the appellant's father under Sections 302 and 201 IPC. The appellant contended that the killing occurred during a sudden quarrel and should fall under Exception 4 to Section 300, reducing the offence to culpable homicide not …
Rizwan Akbar Hussain Syyed was arrested for offences under the IPC and was released on bail by the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate on 10 February 2006 upon furnishing a Rs 10,000 surety, without any specific conditions. The complainant filed an application for cancellation of bail, and a …
The appellant Manjappa was convicted for voluntarily causing grievous hurt (IPC s.325) and simple hurt (IPC s.323) in 1997, receiving a cumulative sentence that was reduced by lower courts to one and a half months. He appealed to the Supreme Court seeking probation under CrPC s.360/361, arguing that …
The case concerned the murder of Harbans Kaur and alleged criminal trespass and unlawful assembly by five police officers, of whom two (Surjit Singh, son of Gian Singh, and Daljit Singh) appealed. The trial court and High Court had convicted the appellants under Sections 302, 148, 149 and 450 of the …
Budhsingh was convicted for murder under Sections 302/34 and 307/34 of the IPC. He appealed to the Supreme Court alleging that the FIR was not ante‑timed, that the investigation was defective, that the ballistic evidence was unreliable, and that the post‑mortem timing and lack of blackening of the …
The appellant, Vijay Kumar Baldev Mishra, was charged under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) and IPC for a gang‑related murder. A Review Committee, set up under the Kartar Singh guidelines, recommended that the TADA provisions were inapplicable because the offence was …
The appellant, Swamy Shraddananda (aka Murali Manohar Mishra), was convicted of murdering his wife, Shakereh, a wealthy woman who disappeared in May 1991. Investigations uncovered a wooden box in the backyard of their house containing skeletal remains identified through forensic, DNA and …
The Supreme Court examined a reference under Article 317 of the Constitution concerning Ms. Sayalee Sanjeev Joshi, a member of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission, who was arrested in connection with alleged malpractices in the 1999 examination. The Court considered four charges: protecting …
The appellants, accused under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) for allegedly undergoing terrorist training in Pakistan, providing monetary assistance and possessing a large quantity of arms, appealed to the Supreme Court against the denial of bail. They contended that …
The Supreme Court examined the death of Bakulbala, a married woman found dead at her matrimonial home, and the convictions of her father‑in‑law (Ananda Mohan Sen) and husband (Gouranga Mohan) under Sections 498A and 306 of the IPC. The prosecution proved that she had been subjected to repeated …
The appellants were convicted for the murder of Ramdas under Sections 302 and 149 IPC. The prosecution alleged that a group of seven persons, some armed with swords and a knife, assaulted the deceased, with accused No.2 delivering a fatal stab wound. The trial and High Courts held that a common …
A collision between a Tempo Trax and an untraced truck resulted in the death of a passenger. A claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 was filed against the driver, owner and insurer of the Tempo, but the Motor Vehicles Accident Claims Tribunal dismissed it, finding no rash …
The appellant, a food‑grain exporter, appointed the respondents as agents to arrange rail transport of wheat and rice. The respondents allegedly committed fraud, cheating, forgery, criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of funds, offences alleged to have been committed mainly in Uttar Pradesh …
The deceased Shobha committed suicide, allegedly after prolonged harassment by her in‑laws for insufficient dowry and for bearing a girl child. The trial court framed charges under IPC sections 306 (abetment of suicide), 498‑A (dowry death) and 34. The Delhi High Court quashed the s.306 and s.34 …
Shankar Jaiswara was convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC for stabbing his brother's younger sibling, Tarak Jaiswara, with a knife. The prosecution presented consistent eyewitness testimony, forensic medical reports describing multiple fatal injuries, and the recovery of the weapon from a …
The appellant, Daya Singh Lahoria (also known as Rajeev Sudan and Vinay Kumar), was convicted of offences under IPC sections 420, 468, 471 and 364A, as well as the Explosive Substances Act, and sentenced to seven years of imprisonment (concurrent) and life imprisonment for a kidnapping‑related …
The husband (Daya Singh) and wife (Suman Sood) were extradited from the United States and tried in Rajasthan for kidnapping a politician's son, conspiracy, and related offences. The trial court convicted both of several IPC offences, acquitting Suman Sood of kidnapping for ransom (Sec. 364A). The …
The appellant, Nooruddin, was charged along with six others for offences including assault, grievous hurt and the death of Udaya Kumar. The trial court convicted him under Sections 143, 148, 341, 326, 302 read with Section 149 IPC, while acquitting the co‑accused on the ground that they were not …
The appellant, Soma Chakravarty, a Deputy Manager in the publicity division of ITPO, was charged by a Special Judge under IPC sections 420 r/w 120-B, 429, 468, 471 and the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly signing bogus advertisement bills that led to a loss of Rs.30,30,057 to the …
The appellant was convicted of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and for a firearms offence under Section 27 of the Arms Act after he shot the deceased, Dinesh, who was unarmed and opening his door during a family wedding. The prosecution proved that the appellant alone was armed, …
On 22 January 1997, eight accused persons assaulted Dnyandeo (who later died) and Bapu (who was injured) in the village of Pangulgavhan, using hard blunt objects and dragging them to a river. The FIR was lodged the next morning due to a delay caused by priority given to medical treatment. The …
Santosh was convicted for murdering Janardhan Dalvi and attempting to murder PW1 (Sandhu) by stabbing with a sharp-edged weapon. The trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment under IPC sections 302 and 307, a decision affirmed by the High Court. On appeal, the accused challenged the credibility …
The Supreme Court examined two criminal appeals arising from the death of Gayatri Devi, who was found hanged in her marital home. The husband, Raja Lal Singh, was convicted under Sections 304‑B and 34 IPC for dowry harassment leading to her death, while the brother‑in‑law Pradip Singh and …
The appellant Sujoy Sen was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Anindita Sengupta, the daughter of the complainant. The FIR stated that the accused entered the complainant's house while the latter was absent, and the complainant later altered his testimony to claim the accused was …
The State of Tripura appealed a High Court order that had acquitted several CRPF personnel convicted for indiscriminate firing that killed a police officer. The Supreme Court observed that the High Court had passed the operative part of its judgment before recording reasons, resulting in an …
The appellant, a retired headmaster, induced a complainant to pay Rs.2,000 as advance for a plot of land that he did not own, issuing bogus receipts and promising allotment within months. The trial court convicted him under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code for cheating, and the Karnataka High …
The State of Maharashtra alleged that a gang led by Chota Shakeel conspired to murder politician Ramdas Nayak, arranging vehicles, firearms and ammunition. The Designated Court acquitted all accused of the murder and related offences, convicting only three of them under the Arms Act for possession …
The deceased Heeralal was attacked at night while sleeping; Sunder Lal struck him on the head with a gandasi and Laxmi Narain injured his legs. He died a few hours later and gave a dying declaration identifying the assailants. The trial court convicted both under Section 302 IPC, a conviction …
The appellant Raju @ Raj Kumar was convicted under Section 148 of the Indian Penal Code for rioting with a deadly weapon after allegedly stabbing his father during a violent incident. The trial court also convicted him under Section 302 for murder, but the State did not appeal that conviction, and …
Abdul Aziz was tried and convicted under Section 460 of the Indian Penal Code for house‑trespass resulting in death and sentenced to ten years' rigorous imprisonment. The State did not file any appeal for enhancement or for conviction under Section 302. In the appellant's own appeal, the Rajasthan …
Dayal Singh was convicted under Sections 498A and 302 IPC for cruelty and murder of his wife, Tejinder Kaur, based primarily on her dying declaration recorded by a police head constable in the presence of a doctor. The appellant challenged the admissibility of the declaration, arguing it was not …
The author Dr. P.V. Narayana published a novel titled "Dharmakaarana" depicting the 12th‑century saint Basaveshwara, which included a controversial Chapter 12 alleging the saint's sister bore an illegitimate child. Several eminent persons complained that the chapter insulted religious sentiments, …
The deceased Sukhdeo Chikane was attacked and fatally injured with a iron instrument called a "sattur" by three accused brothers amid a long‑standing boundary dispute. The FIR named all three assailants and eyewitnesses (Vikram and Avinash Chikane) identified them as the perpetrators. Medical …
The Supreme Court heard an appeal by the State of Chhattisgarh challenging a High Court order that granted bail to an accused (respondent No.3) charged under Sections 302 and 1208 IPC for the murder of a rival political leader during an election campaign. The High Court, while granting bail, …
On 5 August 1990 the deceased Sohan Lal was allegedly attacked by brothers Raj Pal and Jai Pal, who were said to have struck him with a pharsi and a lathi, leading to his death. The trial court convicted them under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the IPC and sentenced them to life imprisonment, …
The appellant, Ramkrushna, was convicted for the murder of his brother‑in‑law Baliram during a property dispute. The prosecution proved that the accused entered the house armed with a knife and a stick, assaulted the deceased, and that the victim sustained multiple injuries leading to death. Key …
The appellant, armed with a knife, inflicted three blows on the victim who had been restrained by two co‑accused after a dispute over a Rs 5 loan. The victim died from injuries to the chest and back. The trial court convicted the appellant under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for murder and …
The case arose from a land dispute in which the deceased Ratnavva and her sons were attacked by several accused who tied the deceased to an electric pole, stripped her, and repeatedly assaulted her until she died. The trial court acquitted all accused, relying mainly on the testimony of the first …
The appellant Jodharaj Singh was convicted under Section 302 IPC read with Section 34 for the murder of Vishava Priya, based on an FIR that named him and detailed each accused's role. Although several prosecution witnesses turned hostile during the trials, the trial court and High Court relied …
The State of Himachal Pradesh prosecuted Uttam Kumar and others for the murder of Ramesh Kumar. The prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence, last‑seen testimony, and several disclosure statements made by the accused that led to the recovery of the victim’s body and related items. The trial …
The appellant, Ambaram, along with several others, was drinking near the house of Savitribai and, after being asked to desist, assaulted her and her brother Prem Singh. Prem Singh intervened, was struck on the head with the blunt side of Ambaram's axe, and later died from injuries that also included …
The complainant Hamida filed an FIR alleging that her husband Balla was attacked, resulting in serious injuries and later death. The accused were initially granted bail by the Chief Judicial Magistrate for offences under Sections 324, 352 and 506 IPC, which are bailable. After Balla's death, the …
Shakti Dan was convicted under Section 302 IPC for throttling his mother, who died as a result of the assault, and under Section 323 IPC for causing hurt. He appealed, contending that he had no intention to kill his mother and that the charge of murder was inappropriate. The Supreme Court examined …
The appellants Asharam and four others were alleged to have ambushed Nandan, Tikaram and Koshabai in a field, assaulting them with a spear (ballam) and lathis, causing multiple serious injuries. The trial court acquitted them, citing contradictions in the eye‑witness statements and questioning the …
The appellant, Sheikh Rafi, was convicted of murder for chasing and stabbing his brother with a knife, inflicting 19 injuries that included vital organs. He appealed, arguing that the facts only warranted a conviction under Part II of Section 304 IPC, not Section 302. The Supreme Court examined the …
The appellant, Prakash Kumar (also known as Prakash Bhutto), was convicted under IPC sections 120B, 342 and 365 for kidnapping, confinement and conspiracy based solely on the confession of a co‑accused recorded under the TADA Act. The Supreme Court held that a co‑accused's confession is a fragile …
The accused were convicted under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act for kidnapping an industrialist and extorting a Rs 1 crore ransom. The conviction rested primarily on a detailed confessional statement recorded by the DCP from co‑accused A‑12, which was later retracted. The …
The case concerned the abduction of businessman Jayendra Mahendra Tripathi in January 1994, for which a ransom was demanded. A co‑accused, A‑9, gave a detailed confession to the police under Section 15 of the TADA Act, which was later retracted. The Supreme Court held that the confession was …
The appellant Hatti Singh was convicted under Sections 364, 302 and 120(1) read with Section 34 IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act for the murder of the deceased whose body was recovered after 14 days. The conviction was based on the recovery of the deceased's belongings from the appellant, his …
The case arose from an FIR alleging that the accused raped PW4 on 30 May 1992. After a protracted trial (1994‑2004), the accused sought to recall the victim for further cross‑examination under Section 311 of the CrPC, claiming that the parties had settled the dispute outside court and that the …
The complainant appealed against the Allahabad High Court's orders granting bail to five convicted respondents under Section 389 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, while their appeals against convictions for murder and related offences were pending. The High Court had justified the bail on the …
The appellant's daughter died within five months of her marriage, leading to FIRs under Sections 498A, 304B, 302, 406 IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Multiple bail applications under Section 438 of the CrPC were filed by the accused, initially rejected by the Sessions Judge and the …
The appellant Rattanlal was charged with murder of Santosh Kumar along with two co‑accused. The trial court acquitted them, citing serious inconsistencies in witness statements, medical evidence, the recovery of weapons and the non‑examination of the investigating officer, which created reasonable …
Naresh Kumar Madan, a civil engineer employed by the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board, was caught accepting a bribe of Rs.1,000 for granting an electrical connection and was charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. He contended that he was not a "public servant" within the meaning of …
On 27 November 1990, the appellant Magan and four others attacked Indar Singh in Theka Kund village, with Magan shooting an arrow that pierced Indar's chest, leading to his death; Indar's brother Hari Singh was also injured. The trial court convicted all five accused under Sections 148, 302/149 and …
The appellant was convicted by the trial court and the Rajasthan High Court for raping the prosecutrix three times and for robbery, under Sections 376 and 392 of the Indian Penal Code. On appeal, the Supreme Court examined the prosecutrix’s testimony and found it riddled with contradictions – …
An FIR was lodged against the appellant for offences under Sections 307, 324 and later 302 IPC. The police filed a charge‑sheet only against another accused, while a witness (respondent No.1) testified that the appellant was present and participated in the incident. The appellant sought to be …
Mahendra Singh and his co‑accused Harbhajan Singh were convicted for the murder of Avtar Singh, the son of complainant Kanto Bai, after a dispute over a borrowed bull. The mother, Kanto Bai, was the sole eye‑witness and her testimony was corroborated by the post‑mortem report. The appellant …
The Oxford University Press India published a scholarly book titled “Shivaji: Hindu King in Islamic India” which contained a paragraph that offended certain historians, leading to a mob attack on a scholar and the destruction of manuscripts. The State of Maharashtra registered an FIR against the …
The deceased, Kalpana, was married to Rajendra Dhundale, who demanded money and ornaments from her for house construction. After a dispute over the payment, Kalpana died, allegedly after falling into a well. Post‑mortem evidence indicated homicide, not suicide. Rajendra and his parents were …
Four persons were accused of murdering Sushila, a widow, and her two daughters by throwing acid on them in Gaayghat village, Basti district, on the night of 28-29 March 1980. The trial court acquitted all four, but the Allahabad High Court convicted Ram Charittar and Kishori Lal under Sections 302 …
The appellant Ranjit Singh was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Bhanwar Lal and Ram Lal, based on an FIR lodged shortly after the incident and the testimony of three family members who witnessed the killings. The prosecution established specific overt acts, identified the accused, …
