POCSO or IPC?

Weekly Digest – March 2025 (vol.1)

Apex court reiterates that absence of injuries on the private parts of victim is not always fatal to the prosecution case

Section 319 Cr.P.C: Court becomes functus officio once trial concluded and power to summon new accused under section 319 Cr.P.C is no longer vests with the said court

Once dying declaration is proved then failure to prove other facts is not relevant at all

Successive bail application can be filed before different judge holding rooster [Reference Answered]

Alibi: Accused must prove the alibi after getting answer from the witness that the accused was not in police station

Dying Declaration: Acquittal: Variances in dying declarations and no other evidence corroborates the dying declaration that accused set her on fire

Acquittal: Prosecution ought to have exhibited the original postal cover and not the copy even if it bore the signature of appellant

Acquittal: Seized weapons were not shown to the doctor who conducted the post-mortem

Monthly Digest February’ [End] 2025

If the prosecution failed to prove the identity of seized gold the accused is not liable to prove lawful acquisition of gold