Ramprakash Rajagopal

827 Articles
11 lakh
Acquittal

Rs.11 Lakh compensation: The respondent-state challenging the permanent parole granted by the single High Court while having appellant in its illegal custody is against the ‘obey first appeal later’ rule and Article 21

approver
Evidence

Approver: Since direct evidence has come through the approver (PW.1) who is creditworthy and the circumstantial evidence also corroborated him led to conviction

ibc
General

Moratorium Protections (IBC) in Section 138 Proceedings referred to Larger Bench

304AIP
Acquittal

Section 304A IPC: Acquittal: Driver acted by following conductor’s instructions and moved the bus cannot be said to be reckless

murder case acquittal
Acquittal

Murder Case: Acquittal: Prosecution failed to establish beyond reasonable doubt that the recovery of dead body and failure to do Test Identification Parade of articles

cheating
Acquittal

No Cheating: It is not alleged that signatures appearing on the Power of Attorney were forged or fabricated and that the executants were impersonated hence disputed claim over the property title is not creating false document

legal aid
Acquittal

After appointing the amicus Curiae he must given a reasonable time to prepare and to meet the accused to get instructions

identification
3 judge bench

Identity of the accused disclosed by the witnesses (PW.8 & 9) after the arrest of the accused through belated and improved testimonies damaging prosecution’s case

106 iea
BSA

Section 106 IEA: Appellant did not provide satisfactory explanation either for injury marks found on the deceased wife though this fact was within the special knowledge of the accused

Acquittal

A cryptic order rejecting the prolonged incarceration (22 years) for premature release is quashed [Supreme Court quoted Plato’s advice]

pocso
Acquittal

Acquittal: POCSO: Not conducting a potency test on the accused along with the negative DNA report and lack of eyewitness to the incident creates suspicion about the prosecution’s case

common intention
Acquittal

Section 34 IPC: Evidence on record falls short of establishing either a prior meeting of minds hence mere presence is insufficient to convict the accused with the aid of Section 34 IPC