Denovo Trial: Unusual recording of confession statements based on judicial directions and the doubt of subsequent insertion of statutory warning in the confession creates serious doubts

NDPS:Even if the independent witnesses to the seizure memo turned hostile conviction can be based on official witnesses if it inspires confidence

Appreciation of the quantum of sentence is explained

If the Magistrate cannot direct the I.O to file a particular opinion (charge sheet) then the S.P has no power to direct the same

Murder: Conviction: Corpus delicti means that the offence has been committed and not that the dead body of the murdered person has been recovered

As per section 21 POCSO Act only those who received credible information directly could be prosecuted for failure to report and not all the teachers or office bearers of the institution also no suppression of information is reported

Anticipatory Bail is not needed in complaint cases if apprehension of arrest is only by the police

Honour killing: The court must see whether a hostile witness is totally discredited if not the court should not discard his testimony entirely

Sentencing: Though the furnishing of a forged revenue document for surety in judicial proceedings is serious in nature but is not organised crime and has not caused any widespread financial loss

S.304 II IPC: Injuries were caused by an abrupt fall into the dry canal and not by stones thrown by the accused at the deceased

RCS notice and Rule 26 of The Tamilnadu Criminal Rules of Practice., 2019

Acquittal: Who Pulled the Trigger? Prosecution version remains acceptable till the point of bullet entering the skull but suspicious when it travels upward while exiting the skull