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domestic violence
Acquittal

Supreme Court again discouraging DV Act proceedings after a valid divorce compromise

nbw
General

Recall: 70(2) CrPC: Only Revision lies against order issuing against NBW and not Crl.O.P jurisdiction [Editor’s note inside]

156
BNSS

Rejecting the petition filed under section 156(3) CrPC does not prevent the police to register FIR inasmuch the poser of registering FIR flows from section 154 CrPC

drowning
Acquittal

Acquittal: Defence of the accused is that the deceased accidentally drowned and the post-mortem report did not suggest homicide

alibi
Acquittal

Alibi: Quash: The service certificate is not a disputed one thus the High Court can quash the criminal proceedings on the fact of alibi based on that certificate

161
Acquittal

Section 161 CrPC witness statements cannot be used to convict the accused only their testimony can be used to convict or acquit the accused

confession
Acquittal

Acquittal: A confession taken from a suspected person in police custody by using third-degree methods is not acceptable as evidence hence trial court conviction is set aside

General

Sudalaimani case upheld & Selvam case distinguished: Confession given the police during investigation cannot be used in favour of the accused due to the bar u/s 162 Cr.P.C

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