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Breaking: Madhu Lynching Case| Kerala High Court Upholds Special Court Order Cancelling Bail To 11 Accused
2 years, 6 months ago

Breaking: Madhu Lynching Case| Kerala High Court Upholds Special Court Order Cancelling Bail To 11 Accused

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The Kerala High Court on Monday dismissed the appeals challenging a Special Court's order cancelling the bail granted to 11 accused persons in case of lynching of a tribal youth in February 2018. The Court in the instant case ascertained that the following important questions arose before it for consideration: Firstly, whether the Court of Session, in the exercise of …

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Trial Court Cannot Qualify Life Imprisonment Awarded By It To Remainder Of Natural Life: Delhi High Court Reiterates
2 years, 9 months ago

Trial Court Cannot Qualify Life Imprisonment Awarded By It To Remainder Of Natural Life: Delhi High Court Reiterates

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The Delhi High Court has reiterated the position of law laid by the Apex Court that a Trial Court cannot qualify the imprisonment of life awarded by it to remainder of natural life. A division bench comprising of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Mini Pushkarna observed thus while awarding life sentence to three men for gang rape and murder of …

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"Diabolic & Brutal": Delhi High Court Awards Imprisonment For Remainder Of Life To Three For Gang Rape & Murder Of 3-Yr-Old
2 years, 9 months ago

"Diabolic & Brutal": Delhi High Court Awards Imprisonment For Remainder Of Life To Three For Gang Rape & Murder Of 3-Yr-Old

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The Delhi High Court has awarded life sentence to three men for gang rape and murder of a three year old minor child observing that the same was done in a diabolic and brutal manner. Upholding the conviction of the three, a division bench comprising of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Mini Pushkarna exercised its appellate jurisdiction by awarding life …

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High Court In An Appeal U/Sec 374(2) CrPC Has To Independently Evaluate Entirety Of Evidence: Supreme Court
3 years, 4 months ago

High Court In An Appeal U/Sec 374(2) CrPC Has To Independently Evaluate Entirety Of Evidence: Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court reiterated that a High Court in a criminal appeal under Section 374 of Code of Criminal Procedure is duty bound to consider the entirety of the evidence. In the exercise of its appellate jurisdiction, the High Court was required to evaluate the evidence on the record independently and to arrive at its own findings as regards the …

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Merely Because Second View Is Possible, Appellate Court Can’t Substitute View In Appeal Against Acquittal: Bombay HC [Read JT]
7 years, 8 months ago

Merely Because Second View Is Possible, Appellate Court Can’t Substitute View In Appeal Against Acquittal: Bombay HC [Read JT]

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Dismissing Maharashtra State’s appeal against the acquittal of an accused, the Bombay High Court has held that merely because a second view may be possible, the court, in its appellate jurisdiction dealing with an appeal against acquittal, cannot substitute its view and therefore, the view taken by the trial court needs to be confirmed.A bench of Justice Vibha Kankanwadi was …

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