Rape case: Santosh Gurung vs State of Sikkim: S.C Quashes Life Sentence Based on Broken Circumstantial Evidence
Acquittal

Rape case: Santosh Gurung vs State of Sikkim: S.C Quashes Life Sentence Based on Broken Circumstantial Evidence

An appeal was preferred against concurrent convictions for rape, murder, and screening of evidence founded entirely on circumstantial evidence. The prosecution failed to establish the last seen circumstance due to…

138 ni act
Latest

Practice & Procedures: Section 138 NI Act Trial Court Procedures

Criminal Law Digest Title
Digest

30 Landmark Supreme Court of India Criminal Law Judgments Explained

death
Cr.P.C

Statement of the victim (deceased) to her mother and the mother repeats the same in her testimony (deposition) is admissible in evidence as dying declaration

section 175(3) bnss
Latest

Practice & Procedure: Section 175(3) BNSS (formerly Section 156(3) CrPC)

- Advertisement -
Ad image
Latest

Parole: Whether deemed to be in prison or custody?

Latest

Section142 N.I Act does not override section 406 Cr.P.C but Supreme Court has powers to transfer cases

Legal Problems Q & A

Affidavit – Magistrate cannot take proof affidavit except N.I Act

General

Whether the sessions court can take second cognizance u/s 193Cr.P.C after the case was committed by the Magistrate who took cognizance u/s 190 Cr.P.C earlier?

protest petition
Cr.P.C

Protest petition must contain allegations

Acquittal

Section 27 Evidence Act: Mere recovery of money alone does not constitute conviction

Legal Problems Q & A

Dying declaration: section 32 – Whether dying declaration can be treated as statement or confession if maker survives? Yes.

Cr.P.C

Whether protest petition is ‘complaint’? Yes

Latest

Defence counsel cannot argue if he does not ask question in cross-examination and court cannot base findings on the argument

Latest

Sub-Inspector cannot take action under section 7 of the Act, 1955

Corruption Laws

Prosecution has to establish the existence of demand as well as acceptance by the public servant to prove sections 7 & 13(1)(d) of P.C Act

Acquittal

Section 313 Cr.P.C: If the defence provided by the accused under section 313(1)(b) and the court did not considers it then the conviction does not stand

Show More