victim
Acquittal

Murder acquittal: No revision against the order of acquittal whereas the remedy of appeal is available in Cr.P.C after 2009 amendment

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and restored the trial court's judgment of acquittal in a 1988 murder case, holding that an acquittal fortifies the presumption of innocence and cannot…

quash
General

Quashing of Multiple FIRs: A citizen of India may approach S.C through Article 32 is a fundamental right but may follow judicial principle and orderly procedure at first

denovo trial
3 judge bench

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
Evidence

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

sentencing
General

Appreciation of the quantum of sentence is explained

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charge sheet
Acquittal

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

corpus
BNS

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

pocso case
Acquittal

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

complaint case
BNS

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

hostile
BNSS

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

sentencing
Acquittal

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

section 304 part II
Acquittal

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
Ad. Rajavel

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

murder
Acquittal

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

PCPNDT, female child, foetus,  
General

Incomplete Form ‘F’ Attracts Substantive Penalties and Strict Adherence to Record-Keeping is Mandatory Under PCPNDT Act (Prenatal Diagnostics Act)

important citations - volume no.1
Articles

Important Citations (Criminal Branch): Vol.1 – For Effective Administration of Justice

filicide
General

Filicide: Absence of poison in the viscera may be due to metabolized or eliminated from the body before death

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