News Supreme Court of India: ‘Botched investigation cannot justify conviction’—”Last seen theory collapses, Section 27 recovery invalid; stepfather acquitted in six-year-old’s murder” RawlawFebruary 19, 20265 min read
News Delhi High Court: Suspicion Cannot Replace Proof — “Prosecution Failed to Establish Complete Chain of Circumstantial Evidence; ‘Last Seen Together’ Theory Coupled with Doubtful Belt Recovery Did Not Meet Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt” — Murder Conviction Set Aside RawlawFebruary 19, 20266 min read
News Supreme Court of India: No conviction under Essential Commodities Act after cement decontrol — “Absence of subsisting Section 3 order makes prosecution legally untenable; appellants acquitted” RawlawFebruary 14, 20266 min read
News Delhi High Court upholds conviction for fatal road accident but reduces sentence after 20 years — “Sending accused to jail now would serve no purpose” RawlawFebruary 4, 20266 min read
News Delhi High Court commutes multiple theft convictions to period already undergone — “Reformative justice must prevail over prolonged incarceration” RawlawFebruary 4, 20266 min read
News Delhi High Court upholds appointment of candidate released on probation — conviction under matrimonial offences can’t bar public employment; Section 12 overrides service regulations, Union’s appeal dismissed RawlawJanuary 28, 20266 min read
News Delhi High Court upholds conviction for digital rape of mother by son — victim’s testimony sufficient, medical corroboration not mandatory; appeal dismissed RawlawJanuary 26, 20266 min read
News Bombay High Court stays MCOCA conviction as appellant intended to contest Mumbai municipal election as corporator, holding that, “The right to participate in the democratic process is surely likely to be affected” — ten-year sentence kept in abeyance pending appeal RawlawJanuary 3, 20267 min read
News Delhi High Court overturns rape conviction based on promise-to-marry — “Possibility that prosecutrix knew of accused’s marriage cannot be ruled out; no evidence of deception or force” — appellant acquitted RawlawDecember 14, 20257 min read
News Delhi High Court sets aside corruption conviction of DDA engineer — “Prosecution failed to prove demand; hostile witness and missing corroboration fatal to case” — appeal allowed RawlawDecember 13, 20256 min read
