13 articles tagged with Criminal Appeal. Latest first.
The High Court of Tripura set aside a ten-year rigorous imprisonment sentence under Section 376(1) IPC, holding that the complainant’s own evidence established a consensual relationship, not rape.
A three-judge bench set aside conviction under the UAPA and IPC, holding that the prosecution had falsely assigned the identity of an absconding accused to an innocent refugee.
A Division Bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B. Varale dismissed the appeal, holding that a complete chain of circumstantial evidence pointed unerringly to the husband's guilt.
A Division Bench of the Gauhati High Court dismissed an appeal against a Section 302 IPC conviction, holding that a police officer's credible testimony can sustain a murder conviction without independent civilian witnesses.
A Division Bench led by Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo held that a 1984 government letter cannot override the Bihar Prison Manual 2012 or Section 433A of the CrPC on premature release eligibility.
The Kerala High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against conviction under the POCSO Act, holding that an unsigned first information statement does not vitiate prosecution when the victim's oral evidence is consistent and credible.
Patna High Court set aside cognizance taken by a Special SC/ST Court, finding the FIR was lodged by a domestic caretaker at her landlord's behest to wreck vengeance on the accused family.
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court holds that the nomenclature “loan” cannot exclude a transaction from the wide definition of “deposit” under the MPID Act, restoring the appellants’ right to proceed under the statute.
A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Manmohan quashed a bootlegger’s preventive detention, holding that stereotypical grounds without arrest attempts or public order breach cannot sustain detention.
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court set aside concurrent convictions under IPC and the SC/ST Act, holding that hostile witness testimony can ground an acquittal when it credibly destroys the prosecution’s case.
A Division Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale dismissed a Gujarat murder appeal, holding that quality of evidence, not quantity, sustains conviction even when most witnesses turn hostile.
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta held that extending the investigation period under UAPA without producing the accused or recording reasons violates Article 21, and ordered the appellant's release on default bail.
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