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Section 27 IEA: Mere exhibiting the disclosure statement to the IO is not sufficient but the IO must give description about the conversation while recording disclosure statements in evidence

-April 22, 2024

The appellants were convicted for the offence of murder. The trial court acquitted a1, a2, and a3 but convicted a4, a5, and a6. However, the Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka reversed the acquittal of a1, a2, and a3 and confirmed the conviction of the other accused. The Hon'ble Supreme Court discussed its previous judgments and explained the four principles to…

Section 27 IEA: I.O did not narrate the exact words spoken by the accused while making a disclosure statement

-April 21, 2024

The Hon'ble High Court of Madhya Pradesh dismissed an appeal related to a case of robbery and assault. However, the assailant was not identified. The appellant was arrested on suspicion and case articles were recovered from him. The informant identified the articles, and a final report was filed. Conclusions were reached during the trial and appeal that the appellant is…

Section 306 IPC: A casual remark that is likely to cause harassment in ordinary course of things does not constitute offence under section 306 IPC

-March 30, 2024

Challenge against the dismissal of order under section 482 Cr.P.C - Deceased died due to non-vacation of his house by his brother (accused) - Quash petition filed after charge sheet was filed - Except the appellant told the deceased to go out and die there is no other allegations brought on record - Appellant was in USA and there is…

Circumstantial evidence: Merely appellants were seen nearby the place where the crime occurred holding chopper is not last seen

-March 22, 2024

Circumstantial evidence: Merely appellants were seen nearby the place where the crime occurred holding chopper is not last seen. General principles regarding the innocence of accused. Witness did not say that the accused were seen nearby the dead body. Recovery is from open place accessible to one and all. Accused aquitted.

Disbelieving dying declaration: Both dying declarations were said to have given to the interested witnesses and not properly proved

-January 6, 2024

Head note: Appeal against conviction - Hon’ble High court confirmed conviction Incident - Dying declarations of deceased - First dying declaration is to his brother - Second dying declaration is to his mother - Eye-witness (PW-13) testimony of the incident - PW-13 is an interested witness with criminal background - SOC cannot be visible from the hotel where the witness…

A must have judgment: How to appreciate Confession & circumstantial evidence?

-January 5, 2024

Appeal - Witnesses turned hostile – Recovery - DNA test - Fact discovered must lead to physical object and only that information can be proved - Recovery proves the factum of object found and the knowledge of the accused to its existence - except recovery rest of the information is to be excluded - Hypotheses presumption as to the accused’s…

Dowry death: Absence of any positive viscera report is not fatal to the prosecution

-December 22, 2023

Appeal - Case of the prosecution - Conclusion of trial court and high court – Analysis - Trial court placed reliance on Modi text book - Post-mortem doctor deposes about pungent smell was found in the stomach - Viscera was received by fsl after five months - Detailed research on viscera and its report - Absence of detection of poison…

PONMUDI MINISTER CASE: As per section 13(1)(e)P.C Act 1988, the person holding the properties on behalf of the public servant should also liable to explain the source

-December 19, 2023

Head note: Appreciation of trial court judgment - Trial court conclusion on Accused-2 - Trial court has accepted the version of the defence and not P.W.33 - To disbelieve the state public works department valuation report there must be a better reasonable and intelligible opinion should be examined on the side of defence - Section 45 Indian Evidence Act -…

Murder case acquittal: Death of deceased as per fir is with knife but the postmortem suggests firing from close range

-December 15, 2023

Head note: Apex Court - Consideration of findings of two courts - Sole-eye witness is not the actual eye-witness - Conduct of the father towards son being assaulted and kidnapped is not believable - Death of deceased as fir is with knife but the postmortem suggest firing from close range - Presence of eye-witness doubtful - Complainant is most interested…

Murder case acquittal: Alcohol presence is in the body and chance of fell from a grown high tree

-December 13, 2023

Head note: Presence of witnesses during the assault were not examined - Prosecution did not submit medical records to prove that the deceased was assaulted by a rubber stick - Since presence of alcohol is in the body and there is every chance of fell from a grown high tree - Mere absconding cannot establish guilt or guilty

Murder case acquittal: Strangulation established but failed to connect the accused with the crime

-December 10, 2023

Madras High Court after thorough analysis of the trial court judgment has converted the Life sentence (conviction) into acquittal - Death by strangulation established by the prosecution but failed to connect the accused and the crime - Though the Hon’ble Division Bench has set aside the conviction, sustained the compensation awarded to the deceased’s daughter. Criminal Appeal

Dying declaration: Section 304-B IPC – Wife poured kerosene and the husband taking undue advantage lighted with matchstick and hence murder

-November 10, 2023

Both the above statements, if read together, would reveal that on the fateful day, the appellant had assaulted the deceased wife under the influence of alcohol. He even struck a blow on her chest and pushed her. At the time of the said incident, the children were playing in the courtyard. When the assault of the appellant became unbearable, she…

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