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The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-XV]
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-XV]

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Section 279 - Rash driving or riding on a public way Penal Code, 1860; Sections 279, 304A – Motor Accident Case – Reduction of sentence of convict – Object of Indian Penal Code is to punish offenders for offences under the act – Indian Penal Code punitive and deterrent – Corrective measures ought to be recognised while sentencing convict but …

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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal Of A Death Row Convict By High Court
1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal Of A Death Row Convict By High Court

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The Supreme Court recently upheld the decision of Madhya Pradesh High Court which acquitted an accused who was awarded death sentence by the Trial Court for the alleged murder of his wife on the ground that prosecution has failed to prove the circumstances beyond reasonable doubt. Arguments The Counsel appearing for the State submitted before the Court that the testimony …

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Extra-Judicial Confession Must Be Corroborated By Other Credible Evidence For Conviction: Gauhati High Court
1 year, 10 months ago

Extra-Judicial Confession Must Be Corroborated By Other Credible Evidence For Conviction: Gauhati High Court

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The division bench of the Gauhati High Court has reiterated that extra judicial confession is a weak piece of evidence and it has to be corroborated by cogent and reliable evidence. The bench of Justices Suman Shyam and Parthiv Jyoti Saikia observed that the trial court has erred in accepting the uncorroborated extra judicial confession allegedly made by the accused …

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Extra Judicial Confession Of A Co-Accused Cannot Be Relied On As Substantive Evidence ; It's Only A Corroborative Piece Of Evidence : Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Extra Judicial Confession Of A Co-Accused Cannot Be Relied On As Substantive Evidence ; It's Only A Corroborative Piece Of Evidence : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court observed that the extra judicial confession of a co­-accused could not be relied on as substantive evidence.The confession of a co­ accused could be used only in support of the evidence and could not be made a foundation of a conviction, the bench of CJI UU Lalit and Justice JB Pardiwala observed.The bench observed thus while allowing …

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Conviction Solely On The Basis Of Extra Judicial Confession Cannot Be Sustained: Supreme Court
2 years, 4 months ago

Conviction Solely On The Basis Of Extra Judicial Confession Cannot Be Sustained: Supreme Court

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Extra­ judicial confession was a weak piece of evidence and unless there was some corroboration, the conviction solely on the basis of extra ­judicial confession could not be sustained, the Supreme Court observed while upholding a High Court judgment which acquitted a murder accused.The prosecution case was that the accused had killed his wife with a lathi, dragged her 100 …

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Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: May 23 To May 29, 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: May 23 To May 29, 2022

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Supreme Court Judgements 1. Endosulfan Tragedy :Supreme Court Slams Kerala Govt For Disbursing Compensation To Only 8 Out Of 3704 Victims Case Title: Baiju KG vs Dr VP Joy | CP 244/2021 Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 517 While considering a contempt plea preferred by victims of endosulfan alleging failure on the part of State of Kerala to disburse 5 lakhs compensation, …

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Bombay HC lets off two men who had been given life sentence based on extra judicial confession
2 years, 10 months ago

Bombay HC lets off two men who had been given life sentence based on extra judicial confession

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The Bombay High Court acquitted two persons of murder charges after 16 years on the grounds that an extra-judicial confession made by the accused to a stranger cannot be the basis of conviction. As a result, the High Court stated that while an accused might be convicted based on an extrajudicial confession, the confession must inspire trust, which it did …

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"Extra Judicial Confession To A Stranger Improbable" - Bombay High Court Acquits Waiter Disbelieving Murder Confession To Customer
2 years, 10 months ago

"Extra Judicial Confession To A Stranger Improbable" - Bombay High Court Acquits Waiter Disbelieving Murder Confession To Customer

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The Bombay High Court has ruled that an extra-judicial confession would be made to a person in whom the maker of that statement reposes faith, and making it to a stranger or a person to whom the maker was only acquainted, was improbable. A division bench of Justices Sadhana Jadhav and Prithviraj Chavan, while acquitting an accused convicted in 2010 …

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