CANNOT CONVICT ONE ACCUSED AND ACQUIT ANOTHER ON SAME EVIDENCE RULED BY SC

by Archana Singh | Sep 25, 2024 | Top legal Picks

Headline The Supreme Court of India acquits the accused in passport fraud case by stating Identical Evidence Principle. Summary The Supreme Court of India acquitted the accused in a passport fraud case, stating that a court cannot convict one accused while acquitting...

SUMMONING OF ACCUSED UNDER SECTION 319 CRPC AFTER CONVICTION

by Nancy Sharma | Sep 17, 2024 | Courtroom Chronicles

Case Title Devendra Kumar Pal vs. State of U.P. and Another Introduction The case concerns an appeal by Devendra Kumar Pal against the High Court’s dismissal of his challenge to an order summoning him for trial under Section 319 of the CrPC after the other...

DUE TO CONFLICTING POLICE LOGBOOK ENTRIES NDPS CONVICTION SET ASIDE BY SC

by Archana Singh | Aug 29, 2024 | Top legal Picks

Headline The Supreme Court of India in the NDPS Case acquits the accused due to conflicting police logbook entries. Summary The Supreme Court of India under the NDPS Act,set aside the conviction of individuals quoting the inconsistencies between police logbook entries...

BIGAMY AND SENTENCING: CHALLENGING ACQUITTAL AND REVERSAL OF CONVICTION

by Nancy Sharma | Jul 22, 2024 | Courtroom Chronicles

ASPECTS DETAILS Case Title Baba Natarajan Prasad vs. M. Revathi Introduction The case involves the appellant, challenging the acquittal of the accused, Ramani and another, by the First Appellate Court. The High Court later reversed the acquittal, leading to their...

SUPREME COURT: UNIQUE ACCUSED STATEMENTS REQUIRED  FOR  FACT DISCOVERY UNDER SECTION 27 EVIDENCE ACT

by Archana Singh | Apr 12, 2024 | Top legal Picks

Introduction The Supreme Court’s recent ruling in the case of RAVISHANKAR TANDON vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH sheds light on the stringent requirements for convicting an accused based on statements made under Section 27 of the Evidence Act. This provision allows...