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homicidal death

Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delhi High Court upholds life imprisonment of a man convicted for murdering his wife and for assaulting daughter

The Delhi High Court upheld the Trial Court’s decision of awarding life imprisonment to a man convicted for murdering his wife and assaulting his daughter.

Published on March 22, 2023April 5, 2023By Simranjeet
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

No conviction based on ‘last seen together’ theory when possibility of suicidal death not ruled out; SC sets man free in a 28-year-old honour killing case

“The suspicion howsoever strong cannot take place of proof.”

Published on June 24, 2022June 24, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Can a person be held liable under S. 302 IPC on the basis of ‘last seen’ theory and not being able to offer sufficient explanation? Significance of ‘last seen’ theory in establishing homicidal nature of death discussed

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Sadhana S. Jadhav and N.J. Jamadar, JJ., while addressing the present matter, expressed that: Where

Published on February 15, 2021February 19, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Woman murdered her new born child; Court upholds trial court’s verdict based on circumstantial evidence

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of R.D. Dhanuka and Surendra P. Tavade, JJ., upheld the trial court’s decision based on circumstantial evidence

Published on August 14, 2020August 21, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Raj HC | Allegation of woman set ablaze in view of dowry demand dismissed; Prosecution theory of homicidal death sheer exaggeration

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sandeep Mehta and Kumari Prabha Sharma, JJ., dismissed the allegations of dowry demand, cruelty against the

Published on August 12, 2020August 13, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | “Person who pours kerosene on someone and sets him on fire has no right to say that he had no knowledge that it would cause death” – Conviction under S. 302 IPC upheld

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of M.G. Sewlikar and T.V. Nalawade, JJ., upheld the decision of the trial court to convict

Published on February 20, 2020February 25, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Homicidal Death | For a crime to be proved, it is not necessary that it must be seen to have been committed

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Surendra P. Tavade and Ranjit More, JJ., while dealing with a case in regard to

Published on February 13, 2020February 17, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Conviction modified from Section 302 to 304 (II) IPC holding that the assault was committed in a fit of rage

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Suman Shyam and A.M. Buzor Baruah, JJ., altered the conviction and sentence of the

Published on June 28, 2018July 2, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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