HC upholds acquittal of mafia-politician Brijesh Singh in 37-year-old case
1 year, 1 month ago

HC upholds acquittal of mafia-politician Brijesh Singh in 37-year-old case

Hindustan Times  

Acquittal of mafia don and former MLC in Uttar Pradesh Brijesh Singh was upheld on Monday by the Allahabad High Court in a murder case in which seven people of a family were brutally killed in Chandauli district 37 years ago. The bench comprising Chief Justice Pritinkar Diwakar and Justice Ajay Bhanot dismissed the appeal filed by the state government challenging acquittal of Brijesh by the lower court in 2018. The HC, while acquitting Brijesh Singh, observed, “In the FIR, there is no mention that the PW-1 saw the accused respondent killing her sons but in the subsequent trial, she states that she saw the respondent-accused Brijesh Singh killing her sons. On the night of 9 April 1986, Sikraura chief Ramchandra Yadav along with his brothers Ramjanm and Siyaram and four small children were brutally murdered.

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Trial Judge Upholds Acquittal of 4 Men in 2009 Rape Case
2 months ago

Trial Judge Upholds Acquittal of 4 Men in 2009 Rape Case

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently upheld the acquittal of 4 men in connection with an alleged rape case dating back to 2009. The court found that the victim appeared to be a consenting party based on the evidence presented during trial. The court also referred to the Apex Court's judgment in Shailendra Rajdev Pasvan v. State of Gujarat, (2020), which …

HC stays execution of sentence given to AAP MP Sanjay Singh
4 months ago

HC stays execution of sentence given to AAP MP Sanjay Singh

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Thursday stayed execution of the sentence awarded to AAP MP Sanjay Singh in a criminal case till further orders, subject to furnishing a personal bond of Rs. Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar passed the order admitting a criminal revision moved by Sanjay Singh challenging the trial court and the appellate court’s …

HC issues notices to accused, CBI after Dabholkar’s daughter challenges order of acquittal
4 months ago

HC issues notices to accused, CBI after Dabholkar’s daughter challenges order of acquittal

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued notices to all the accused and the Central Bureau of Investigation while hearing a petition filed by Mukta Dabholkar challenging a sessions court judgment acquitting three persons accused of killing her father and rationalist Narendra Dabholkar. Ms. Mukta’s plea contended that the sessions court order failed to consider evidence that “establishes beyond reasonable …

Chain of evidence complete: HC in Bhanu Kiran case
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Chain of evidence complete: HC in Bhanu Kiran case

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court held that while convicting a person “the circumstances should be such that they exclude every possible hypothesis except the one to be proved. It has been held that there must be a chain of evidence so complete as not to leave any reasonable ground for the conclusion consistent with the innocence …

Chandrasekharan murder case: Kerala HC upholds conviction of 12 accused
10 months ago

Chandrasekharan murder case: Kerala HC upholds conviction of 12 accused

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala high court on Monday upheld the conviction of 12 accused, including local Communist Party of India leaders, and set aside the acquittal of two others by a trial court in the case of the murder of TP Chandrasekharan, founder of Revolutionary Marxist Party, by a group of assailants in May 2012. Of the 12 accused convicted by the …

[T P Chandrasekharan Murder] Kerala High Court Upholds Conviction Of Accused, Sets Aside Acquittal Of Two
10 months ago

[T P Chandrasekharan Murder] Kerala High Court Upholds Conviction Of Accused, Sets Aside Acquittal Of Two

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has today confirmed the conviction of the accused in the murder of T P Chandrasekharan under Section 302 and Section 120B. The Division Bench comprising Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Kauser Edappagath while confirming the conviction held thus: “We sustain the conviction Of Anoop, Manoj Kumar @ Kirmani Manoj, N.K.Sunil Kumar @ Kodi Suni, Rajeesh Thondikkandi …

'Yawning Gap In Evidence' : Supreme Court Finds Conviction Wrong In 2004 Murder Case; Sets Aside Concurrent Findings Of HC & Trial Court
11 months, 2 weeks ago

'Yawning Gap In Evidence' : Supreme Court Finds Conviction Wrong In 2004 Murder Case; Sets Aside Concurrent Findings Of HC & Trial Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has observed that when the prosecution case is solely based on the circumstantial evidence, then the courts must be vigilant while examining the facts proving the circumstantial evidence i.e., it must be consistent with the hypothesis of the guilt of the accused and should be free from doubts, improbabilities and inconsistencies. Reversing the concurrent findings of the …

‘Trial court lost its way in minor details’: HC cancels acquittal of 2 for murder
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Trial court lost its way in minor details’: HC cancels acquittal of 2 for murder

Hindustan Times  

SHILLONG: The Meghalaya high court on Wednesday reversed a trial court’s acquittal of two men who were charged with killing a young college student in 2006, observing that the trial judge lost its way in the minor details and failed to see the larger picture which was obvious and virtually admitted. The Meghalaya high court allowed the appeal by the …

‘Lack of evidence’: HC acquits 5 convicted for 2004 Assam blast
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Lack of evidence’: HC acquits 5 convicted for 2004 Assam blast

Hindustan Times  

Nineteen years after a bomb blast allegedly carried out by the banned United Liberation Front of Asom during an Independence Day parade in Dhemaji of Assam claimed 13 lives including 10 children and left 20 others injured, the Gauhati High Court on Thursday acquitted all five accused. The blast claimed 13 lives including 10 children and left 20 others injured …

[42 Yr Old Murder Case] "Guilt Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt": Allahabad High Court Upholds Acquittal Order
2 years, 5 months ago

[42 Yr Old Murder Case] "Guilt Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt": Allahabad High Court Upholds Acquittal Order

Live Law  

Holding that the prosecution could not prove the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday upheld the acquittal order passed by the trial court in a 42-year-old murder case.The Bench of Justice Om Prakash-VII and Justice Narendra Kumar Johari was essentially dealing with a Government appeal filed against a 1985 jdgment. Holding that …

" A First Appeal In A Murder Case Cannot Be Dealt With In This Fashion': Supreme Court On HC's Dismissal Of Criminal Appeal In Four Lines
2 years, 11 months ago

" A First Appeal In A Murder Case Cannot Be Dealt With In This Fashion': Supreme Court On HC's Dismissal Of Criminal Appeal In Four Lines

Live Law  

On Thursday the Supreme Court observed that the first appeal from a conviction in a murder case could not have been dismissed after recording the conclusion in general terms and in just four lines. Thereafter, narrating the prosecution's case in brief, the High Court concluded that the prosecution had proved the case beyond reasonable doubt and on proper appraisal of …

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