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Not necessary that every eyewitness who had seen the accused hitting the victim should also receive injuries to prove an offence: SC

Supreme Court: Explaining the law on the credibility of the testimony of an interested eye-witness, the bench of NV Ramana and SA

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“Retrial” can be ordered only when the omission or irregularity has occasioned in failure of justice

Supreme Court: Clearing the air over the power of the Courts to order “retrial”, the Court said that though the word “retrial”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Accused not entitled to acquittal on the ground that investigating police officer was also the complainant

Supreme Court: Holding that an accused was not entitled to acquittal on the mere ground that the investigation of the matter had

Supreme Court

Acquittal in criminal trial is not conclusive of exoneration of criminal guilt for purpose of recruitment in police force

Supreme Court: While deciding the question that whether a rejection of an application for recruitment in police force, on grounds of “criminal antecedents” with respect

High Courts

Scope of power of the Court under S.319 of CrPC explained

Allahabad High Court: Explaining the scope of power of the Court under Section 319 CrPC, Surendra Singh, J. held that just on