4 years, 5 months ago

Disheartening To Note Criminal Proceedings Of A Crime Of 1992 Is Yet To Attain Finality: Kerala HC Directs Sister Abhaya Murder Case Trial On A Day To Day Basis [Read Order]

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It is disheartening to note that criminal proceedings pertaining to a crime of 1992 is yet to attain finality, whether it be by reason of providence or design, the Kerala High Court remarked while disposing a petition filed by the accused in Sister Abhaya Murder Case.Justice VG Arun directed the Special Court to reschedule the Trial to the nearest possible date and permit the Senior. It is disheartening to note that criminal proceedings pertaining to a crime of 1992 is yet to attain finality, whether it be by reason of providence or design, the Kerala High Court remarked while disposing a petition filed by the accused in Sister Abhaya Murder Case. Last year, the Supreme Court had dismissed the special leave petitions filed by Thomas Kottoor and Sephy against a April 9 judgment of the High Court of Kerala which had upheld the trial court's dismissal of their discharge pleas in the Sister Abhaya murder case. Earlier this year, the High Court of Kerala ruled that the results of narco-analysis and brain mapping process done on the accused in the sensational Sister Abhaya murder case cannot be used in evidence.

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Woman moves Kerala HC against death sentence for murdering boyfriend

Deccan Chronicle

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday called for the records in connection with the conviction and death sentence given to a 24-year-old woman for the sensational murder of her boyfriend in 2022. The Neyyattinkara Additional District Sessions Court had on January 20 sentenced Greeshma to death for the murder of her boyfriend Sharon Raj, saying that the manner of …

2 months, 1 week ago

'Abetment Of Suicide' Offence Can't Be Invoked Only To Assuage Feelings Of Family; High Time To Sensitise Police : Supreme Court

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday reminded investigating agencies and trial courts not to mechanically invoke the offence of abetment of suicide. "Section 306 IPC appears to be casually and too readily resorted to by the police," the Court said.The Court stated that the provision reminded investigating agencies and trial courts not to mechanically invoke the offence of abetment of suicide. …

Abhimanyu murder case: HC seeks report on plea to expedite trial

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3 months, 1 week ago

Abhimanyu murder case: HC seeks report on plea to expedite trial

The Hindu

The Kerala High Court on Friday called for a report from the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court in the Abhimanyu murder case on a petition filed by Abhimanyu’s mother seeking a directive to expedite trial in the case. Abhimanyu, 21, hailing from a tribal family in Idukki’s Vattavada, was stabbed to death by a gang allegedly consisting of members of the …

10 months, 1 week ago

Kerala HC upholds death sentence in 2016 rape and murder of law student

Hindustan Times

The Kerala high court on Monday upheld the death sentence given by a trial court to Muhammed Ameer ul-Islam, the lone convict in the 2016 rape and murder of a 30-year-old law student in Ernakulam district of the state. Kerala HC upholds death sentence in 2016 rape and murder of law student The accused, then 22 years old and a …

1 year, 1 month ago

[Sharon Murder Case] SIT Head Specifically Entrusted With Investigation Of Crime, Can File Final Report U/S 173 CrPC: Kerala High Court

Live Law

The Kerala High Court stated that the Deputy Superintendent of Police of the Crime Branch heading a special investigating team that was specifically entrusted with the investigation of a crime is competent to file the final report under Section 173 CrPC. The issue before the Court was whether the head of a Special Investigation Team, constituted to investigate a crime, …

1 year, 6 months ago

Calcutta HC Denies Relief To Man Accused Of Abetting Minor Girl’s Suicide, Says Quashing Such Case Would Cause Miscarriage Of Justice

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings initiated against a man accused of abetting the suicide of a minor girl whom he was “in love” with, by allegedly inflicting physical and mental torture upon her, as well as demanding money from her. The present case has to thus proceed towards trial to be decided in accordance with …

1 year, 11 months ago

Further monitoring of Dabholkar murder case not necessary: Bombay HC

The Hindu

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said further monitoring by the Central Bureau of Investigation is not necessary for the investigation of the murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in 2013 in Pune. The prosecution has cited a list of 33 witnesses and the trial of the present case has already commenced before the special Unlawful Activities Prevention Act court, Pune. …

2 years ago

Murder Trial - Last Seen Theory : Time At Which Deceased Was Lastly Seen With Accused Should Be Proved Conclusively : Supreme Court

Live Law

While relying on ‘last seen theory’ in a case based on circumstantial evidence, the evidence on the time at which the deceased was lastly seen with the accused has to be proved conclusively, the Supreme Court reiterated recently. “In a case rested on circumstantial evidence and ‘last seen’ theory is relied on as a link in the chain of circumstances, …

2 years, 1 month ago

Sister Abhaya murder case: Virginity test unconstitutional, says Delhi HC

Hindustan Times

The virginity test conducted on a female detainee or accused under investigation whether in judicial or police custody is unconstitutional, the Delhi high court said on Tuesday. While holding the virginity test conducted on Sister Sephy, convicted for the murder of Sister Abhaya in 1992 in Kerala, as unconstitutional, justice Swarn Kanta Sharma said the basic dignity of a person …

2 years, 9 months ago

Sister Abhaya Murder Case : Kerala High Court Raises Prima Facie Doubts At Witness Statements While Suspending Convicts' Sentence

Live Law

The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted bail to convicts Sister Sephy and Father Thomas Kottoor as an interim measure, suspending their sentence till the disposal of the appeal in the 1992 Sister Abhaya murder case. ".A3 is not on trial for her loose morals or character flaws", the High Court said. On the evidence of doctor regarding ante-mortem injuries …

3 years, 1 month ago

"Heinous Crime Committed Against Me, Have Right To Seek Truth": Survivor Before Kerala HC In Dileep's Plea To Suspend Further Probe In Sexual Assault Case

Live Law

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday continued hearing the plea moved by actor Dileep seeking to suspend further investigation into the 2017 sexual assault case.Justice Kauser Edappagath heard all the parties extensively over a three hour hearing at the physical court today. The Kerala High Court on Tuesday continued hearing the plea moved by actor Dileep seeking to suspend further …

3 years, 5 months ago

[Sister Abhaya Murder Case] Convicts Back In Jail After Parole: State Informs Kerala High Court

Live Law

The State informed the Kerala High Court on Monday that the convicts in the Sister Abhaya murder case, namely Fr. Thomas Kottur and Sister Sefi, have returned to jail after parole.The Division Bench was hearing a plea filed by a Human Rights Activist challenging the order releasing the convicts on parole, alleging that such a move was illegal. The Division …

3 years, 6 months ago

Kodanad Murder & Dacoity Case: Supreme Court Dismisses AIADMK Member's Plea To Stop Further Investigation

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by AIADMK functionary Anubhav Ravi, a prosecution witness in the Kodanad Murder and Dacoity case challenging the Madras High Court's order of refusing to intervene with the further police investigation by police. Case Before Madras High Court AIADMK Functionary Anubhav Ravi had approached the High Court averring that due …

3 years, 8 months ago

"When Public Opinion Influences Investigation Its Very Course Gets Diverted With Exasperating Results": Kerala HC Acquits Accused In Rape And Murder Of Tribal Woman

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The Kerala High Court recently acquitted two individuals, Mani and Rajan, life convicts in the rape and murder of a tribal woman that occurred on 30th May 2005.A Division Bench comprising Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice Ziyad Rahman AA observed that 'when public opinion influences an investigation, its very course gets diverted with exasperating' results'.A tribal woman was raped. …

3 years, 8 months ago

Sister Abhaya Murder Case : Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response On Plea Challenging Parole Granted To Convicts

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The Kerala High Court on Monday asked the State to file a statement while hearing the petition seeking immediate withdrawal of parole granted to the convicts in the Sister Abhaya murder case. The Division Bench of Justices K. Vinod Chandran and Ziyad Rahman A.A while issuing notice, sought the response of the concerned authorities in the matter. The writ petition …

4 years, 3 months ago

Sister Abhaya murder case: Priest, nun sentenced to life imprisonment by CBI court

India TV News

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday sentenced a priest and a nun to life imrisonment in connection with Sister Abhaya murder case. The special CBI court sentenced accused Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy to life term holding them responsible for the murder of 19-year-old nun Abhaya in 1992. The court had on Tuesday found …

4 years, 3 months ago

Sister Abhaya Murder: Kerala priest, nun get life imprisonment

Hindustan Times

A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday sentenced Father Thomas Kotoor and Sister Sephy to life imprisonment for murdering Sister Abhaya, who was found dead in a well at Pious X Convent of the Knanaya Catholic order in Kottayam in March 1992. Sister Sephy, who was pronounced guilty by a CBI court in the Sister Abhaya …

4 years, 3 months ago

Sister Abhaya gets justice after 28 years. Read details of the case

Op India

‘Justice delayed is just denied’ but for family members of Sister Abhaya, whose life came to a tragic end at the tender age of 19, it is a day of relief. The Breakthrough in the Sister Abhaya case By 2008, the CBI had filed for the closure of the case four times due to lack of evidence. Following the tests, …

4 years, 3 months ago

28 Years After Murder of Kerala's Sister Abhaya, CBI Court Verdict Expected Today

News 18

The verdict in the sister Abhaya murder case, which had shaken the conscience of Kerala, is expected on Tuesday after almost 28 years. The second accused, father Jose Poothrikkayil, was discharged in March 2018 by CBI court following his plea. The accused had struck a fatal blow to sister Abhaya’s head with a blunt object when she entered the kitchen …

4 years, 7 months ago

Kerala HC Directs CBI To 'Further Investigate' Periya Twin Murder Case; Partly Allows State's Appeal By Reviving Final Report Filed By SIT [Read Judgment]

Live Law

The Division Bench of Kerala High Court has upheld the Single Bench order directing CBI Investigation in Periya twin murder case.The bench comprising of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice CT Ravikumar, partly allowed the state's appeal by setting aside the Single Bench order to the extent it quashed the charge sheet filed by the Special Investigation Team, which had …

4 years, 8 months ago

Sattankulam custodial deaths | Murder case filed, sub-inspector arrested

The Hindu

Within hours of commencing investigation, sleuths of the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department on Wednesday arrested one of the sub-inspectors of police, Raghu Ganesh, after altering the case of custodial death of trader Jayaraj and his son Benicks into a murder case under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. Sattankulam custodial deaths | Madras High Court finds prima facie material …

4 years, 9 months ago

[Jayaraj-Bennix Custodial Deaths] Prima Facie Material For Murder Case Under 302 IPC Against Sathankulam Police : Madras HC

Live Law

Taking note of the ante-mortem injuries found on the bodies of Jayaraj and Bennix, coupled with the averments in the report of the Judicial Magistrate No.1, Kovilpatti, especially the statement of Revathy, Head Constable, Sathankulam Police Station, who spilled the beans on the delinquent police personnel, the Madras High Court on Tuesday expressed the view that this "would be prima …

5 years, 1 month ago

Results Of Even Voluntary Narco-Analysis & Brain Mapping Tests Admissible Only For Purposes Of Sec 27 Evidence Act : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

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The High Court of Kerala has ruled that the results of narco-analysis and brain mapping process done on the accused in the sensational Sister Abhaya murder case cannot be used in evidence.Following the principle laid down in the landmark decision in Selvi & others v State of Karnataka 7 SCC 263, the Court held that the results of such scientific …

5 years, 4 months ago

Walayar case: Court finds holes in prosecution story

Deccan Chronicle

THRISSUR: The judgment in the rape and suicide case of two minor sisters in Walayar acquitting the first accused V. Madu aka Valiya Madhu says the prosecution “miserably failed to prove the alleged offences against the accused beyond reasonable doubt.’ It was Madhu, a close relative of the minor sisters, whom the Investigation team had certain hope of getting a …

5 years, 8 months ago

Trial finally begins in 27-year-old Abhaya murder case

The Quint

Thiruvananthapuram, July 11 The trial in the 27-year-old Sister Abhaya murder case finally began at the CBI special court here on Thursday. Facing trial in this notorious case are Catholic priest Thomas M. Kottur, the first accused and a nun, Seffi, who is the third accused. The second accused in the case, another Catholic priest Jose Poothrikkayil, however, was discharged …

5 years, 9 months ago

Kerala HC Quashes Criminal Cases Against Bank Officials Accused Of Driving A Student To Suicide By Not Sanctioning Edu-Loan [Read Order]

Live Law

The Kerala High Court has quashed criminal cases against two bank officials accused of abetting suicide of a student. The manager and deputy manager of the bank, who were accused of abetting her suicide, approached the High Court seeking to quash the criminal proceedings against them. Justice R. Narayana Pisharadi, considering the contentions advanced in the case, observed that there …

7 years, 3 months ago

Perumbavoor Law Student Rape-Murder Case: Trial Court Awards Death To Ameerul Islam [Read Judgment]

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The Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court has sentenced the lone convict in the Perumbavoor law student rape and murder case, Ameerul Islam, to death.Two days ago, the court had found him guilty in the case and convicted him under IPC sections 449 for trespass, 342 for wrongful confinement, 376 for rape and 302 for murder.Sessions Judge Anil Kumar said in his …

7 years, 3 months ago

Perumbavoor Law Student Rape-Murder Case: Trial Court Awards Death To Ameerul Islam [Read Judgment]

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7 years, 11 months ago

Kerala HC Tells Govt To Separate Crime Investigation And Maintenance Of Law And Order [Read Judgment]

Live Law

Investigation of serious crimes entrusted to unskilled, amenable and influenceable police officers will do great amount of disservice to the citizenry, the bench said.Taking a note of the ‘sad state of affairs’ prevailing in the state in the matter of crime investigation, the Kerala High Court has asked the government to take some concrete action to separate crime investigation and. …

7 years, 11 months ago

Kerala HC Tells Govt To Separate Crime Investigation And Maintenance Of Law And Order [Read Judgment]

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8 years ago

Nirbhaya: Case Of Death Penalty Alone Submits Prosecution; Amicus Hegde Files Rejoinder [Read the Submission]

Live Law

Just before the Supreme Court reserved its verdict recently, the prosecution in the sensational Nirbhaya rape and murder case has submitted before the special bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Dipak Misra that four death row convicts Mukesh, Pawan, Vinay and Akshay do not deserve any leniency and only confirmation of capital punishment would meet the ends. Just …

8 years, 1 month ago

Nirbhaya Case: SC To Re-hear On Question Of Sentence [Read Order]

Live Law

In a surprising and sudden move, the Supreme Court today gave some hope to the four death row convicts in the sensational Nirbhaya case saying it would re-examine and re-assess the capital punishment awarded to them by the trial court which was upheld by the Delhi High Court.A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra took the decision after accepting the …

8 years, 9 months ago

Kerala Nirbhaya Murder: Do not poison the fountain of Justice before it begins to flow

Live Law

‘X Killer arrested’, was the headline in almost all newspapers in Kerala, when Kerala Police took an Assam native in to custody in connection with the murder of Perumbavoor Dalit Law Student. Nevertheless it should, I think, be recognised that a man may not be able to put that which he has seen, heard or read entirely out of his …

8 years, 9 months ago

Kerala Nirbhaya Murder: Do not poison the fountain of Justice before it begins to flow

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8 years, 9 months ago

Kerala #Nirbhaya; HC declines C.B.I Investigation in Law Student Rape and Murder Case [Read Judgment]

Live Law

A Division bench of High Court of Kerala, has dismissed the plea for C.B.I investigation by some public spirited persons, into the Perumbavoor Law Student rape and murder case.The Bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan and Justice Anu Sivaraman also slammed the print as well as visual medias for using and publicizing the name of the victim in …

8 years, 9 months ago

Kerala #Nirbhaya; HC declines C.B.I Investigation in Law Student Rape and Murder Case [Read Judgment]

Live Law

9 years, 1 month ago

High Court can direct further investigation by CBI, on failure of State police machinery in conducting proper investigation; Kerala HC [Read Order]

Live Law

Kerala High Court has ordered Central Bureau of Investigation to take over the further investigation of a murder case of a youth aged 21 years in Kannur District, Kerala, from the State Police.The petition for CBI enquiry was filed by the youth’s mother P.C Aathika seeking further investigation on the murder of her son Mr Ariyil Shukoor. The court further …

9 years, 1 month ago

High Court can direct further investigation by CBI, on failure of State police machinery in conducting proper investigation; Kerala HC [Read Order]

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11 years, 3 months ago

Aim is to debilitate the police: Thiruvanchoor

The Hindu

Facing criticism to step down as Home Minister, Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan has hit back saying it should not be forgotten that it is his ministry that nabbed the culprits in the Revolutionary Marxist Party leader T.P. Reacting to a statement by Union Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran that a probe should be done into the “larger conspiracy” behind the …

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