Judgments - Conviction

Merely because an accused has been held liable to be punished under Section 498A IPC, it does not follow that on the same evidence, he must also and necessarily be held guilty of having abetted the commission of suicide by the women concerned under 306 IPC. Therefore, the conviction and sentence for offence punishable under Section 306 read with Section 114 of the Full Judgment

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

RAJ BALA Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. ETC. ETC.

Appeal (Crl.), 4099-4100 of 2015, Judgment Date: Aug 18, 2015

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

YAKUB ABDUL RAZAK MEMON Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. THE SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT AND ORS.

Writ Petition (Crl.), 129 of 2015, Judgment Date: Jul 28, 2015

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

GURJANT SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

Appeal (Crl.), 955 of 2015, Judgment Date: Jul 24, 2015

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

ESHWARAPPA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA

Appeal (Crl.), 1951 of 2012, Judgment Date: Jul 24, 2015

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

DAYA RAM & ORS. Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

Appeal (Crl.), 1590 of 2011, Judgment Date: Jul 02, 2015

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

STATE OF M.P. Vs. ASHOK & ORS.

Appeal (Crl.), 2096-98 of 2009, Judgment Date: Jul 01, 2015

In the light of the eye witness account and the post mortem report it is quite clear that the respondents were present when Tikaram was burning alive. The sequence of narration certainly shows that they were waiting in ambush. It may be that only two of them set Tikaram afire but the others definitely ensured by surrounding Tikaram that he would not be allowed to escape. Further, throwing of burning Full Judgment

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

STATE OF M.P. Vs. ASHOK & ORS.

Appeal (Crl.), 2096-2098 of 2009, Judgment Date: Jul 01, 2015

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

STATE OF M.P. Vs. MADANLAL

Appeal (Crl.), 231 of 2015, Judgment Date: Jul 01, 2015

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

JAGTAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

Appeal (Crl.), 86 of 2013, Judgment Date: Jun 19, 2015

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

PREM SINGH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

Appeal (Crl.), 569 of 2014, Judgment Date: May 29, 2015

Insofar as circumstances leading to connecting the appellant with the said murder are concerned, following evidence has come on record: (i) Brother of the deceased i.e. PW-9 had seen the appellant working in the fields which are adjacent to the fields of victim's family where Sunita had gone to collect Barseem. (ii) The appellant was keeping an evil eye on the deceased. (iii) The sickle, weapon used in the murder, Full Judgment

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

Vutukuru Lakshmaiah Versus State of Andhra Pradesh

Appeal (Crl.), 2047 of 2008, Judgment Date: Apr 24, 2015

Dealing with the concept of chance witness, a two-Judge Bench in Rana Pratap and others v. State of Haryana[8], has observed that:- “We do not understand the expression “chance witnesses”. Murders are not committed with previous notice to witnesses, soliciting their presence. If murder is committed in a dwelling house, the inmates Full Judgment

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