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Case BriefsForeign Courts

New Zealand SC rejects application for extension of time to apply for leave to appeal in case of a convicted rapist and murderer

Supreme Court of New Zealand: A Bench comprising Glazebrook, O’ Regan and Ellen France, JJ. dismissed an application for extension of time to

Published on August 4, 2020August 4, 2020By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

NLU Jodhpur student’s death: SC asks Rajasthan Police to complete the investigation within 2 months

Supreme Court: A bench headed by RF Nariman, J has granted Rajasthan Police two months deadline to complete the investigation into the

Published on July 8, 2020July 10, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

P&H HC | “Accused being treated as adult; possibility of tampering with minor witnesses”: Reasons for which Court rejected bail to accused in Gurugram School Murder case

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Arvind Singh Sangwan, J., dismissed the revision petition filed against the rejection of bail to the accused. The revision

Published on July 2, 2020July 11, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Cal HC | Harassment by in-laws for woman’s black complexion is cruelty under S. 498-A IPC; Husband convicted for murdering wife over her black complexion

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Sahidulla Munshi and Subhasis Dasgupta, JJ., upheld the conviction of accused-husband under Section 498-A IPC for the

Published on June 30, 2020November 30, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Presumption of murder can be drawn when abduction and destroying of the body by the accused is already proved

Supreme Court: In a reference from a 2-judge bench verdict where Justice V. Gopala Gowda acquitted and Justice Arun Mishra convicted the

Published on June 4, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Celebratory firing of guns licensed for self protection needs to stop: SC

Supreme Court: In a case where 2 persons died after being shot during a celebratory firing in a wedding ceremony, a furious

Published on March 21, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Jhar HC | Conviction for murder reversed for non-corroboration of unreliable and untrustworthy testimony of deceased’s daughter

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Shree Chandrashekhar and Ratnaker Bhengra, JJ. acquitted the accused-appellant of the charge under Section 302 of

Published on March 12, 2020March 20, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ori HC | Conviction for murder under S. 302 IPC altered to S. 304 Part-I on grounds of lack of premeditation and motive

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of Pramath Patnaik and Dr A. K. Mishra JJ. modified the conviction given by the trial

Published on March 7, 2020March 12, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Hot Off The PressNews

Chattisgarh Triple murder| SC commutes death sentence of a man who killed 3 children to a life imprisonment

Supreme Court:  A 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran, and MR Shah, JJ has commuted the death sentence of a convict,

Published on March 5, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Act of pouring kerosene on the person of deceased and setting her on fire amounts to culpable homicide amounting to murder

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.M. Gavhane and T.V. Nalawade, JJ., while partially allowing the appeal, held that, “…with regard to

Published on March 4, 2020March 7, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

Nirbhaya| SC dismisses the curative plea of the fourth Death Row convict

Supreme Court: A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court today dismissed the curative petition filed by Pawan Kumar Gupta, a death

Published on March 2, 2020March 19, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | [Robbery or Dacoity with use of deadly weapon] Trial Court’s decision upheld for offence punishable under Ss. 302 & 392 IPC – Deceased found with knife pierced in chest

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Surendra P. Tavade and Ranjit More, JJ., while dismissing the present appeal upheld the trial

Published on February 26, 2020February 29, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Chh HC | Death Sentence in rape and murder of a 5 ½-Year-old deaf and dumb girl confirmed in the category of – “Rarest of Rare Case”

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Prashant Kumar and Gautam Chourdiya, JJ., while addressing the present criminal reference wherein the deceased/victim

Published on February 25, 2020March 20, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Hot Off The PressNews

Nirbhaya Case| Centre’s plea seeking separate execution of death row convicts to be heard on March 5

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench  of R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and Navin Sinha, JJ has said that it will hear on March

Published on February 25, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Nirbhaya Case| SC dismisses Vinay Kumar’s plea against rejection of mercy plea

Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of R. Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and AS Bopanna, JJ has dismissed the plea seeking review of the

Published on February 14, 2020February 18, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Hot Off The PressNews

Nirbhaya Gang Rape – Murder Case | Breaking | Delhi HC refuses to set aside trial court’s order; Convicts to be hanged together

Delhi High Court refuses to interfere in the stay order pronounced by the trial court on staying the execution of the convicts

Published on February 5, 2020February 5, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Hot Off The PressNews

BREAKING | Nirbhaya Case | Hanging of 4 Convicts — scheduled for tomorrow has been stayed by Delhi’s Patiala House Court

A Delhi Court postpones the execution of death convicts in the Nirbhaya case till further orders. The execution which was scheduled for

Published on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

Nirbhaya Case| Akshay Kumar Singh’s curative petition dismissed by a 5-judge bench

Supreme Court: A 5-judge bench of NV Ramana, Arun Mishra, RF Nariman, R. Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan, JJ has rejected the curative

Published on January 30, 2020February 3, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Nirbhaya Case| SC dismisses Mukesh Kumar’s plea against rejection of mercy plea [Full report]

Supreme Court: Dismissing the petition filed Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convict Mukesh Kumar Singh, challenging the rejection of his mercy petition by

Published on January 29, 2020January 31, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Hot Off The PressNews

Nirbhaya Case| Order on death row convict Mukesh Kumar’s petition against rejection of his mercy plea by the President tomorrow

Supreme Court: After a day long hearing in he petition filed Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convict Mukesh Kumar Singh, challenging the rejection

Published on January 28, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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