Eyewitness Testimony

Bombay High Court upholds life sentence in brutal group murder case from Nagpur

HEADNOTE Mahesh s/o Natthuji Devgune v. State of Maharashtra(Along with Sanjiv Shankar Kuhikar & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra)Court: Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench)Bench: Justices Urmila Joshi-Phalke & Nandesh S.…

Rawlaw January 20, 2026

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Bombay High Court: “Conviction Cannot Rest on Unreliable Eyewitness Testimony — Every Discrepancy Strikes at the Root of the Prosecution Case”

Court’s Decision The Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) comprising Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and Justice Abhay S. Waghwase allowed a criminal appeal filed by an accused convicted under Section 302 IPC,…

Rawlaw October 28, 2025

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Supreme Court Acquits Death Row Convict for Lack of Evidence and Contradictory Eyewitness Testimony: “No Man Should Be Sent to the Gallows on Shaky Testimony”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court set aside the conviction and death sentence of the appellant who had been accused of murdering four members of his family and injuring two others.…

Rawlaw August 3, 2025

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Supreme Court: “Inconsistencies go to the root of the matter” — Conviction of all 13 accused overturned due to tainted eyewitness testimony and lack of forensic support

Court’s Decision: The Supreme Court set aside the conviction of 13 accused persons in a double murder case after holding that the testimony of the alleged eyewitness was unreliable and…

Rawlaw August 3, 2025

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Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Honour Killing Case, Calls for Caution in Solely Relying on Unreliable Eyewitnesses and Flawed Circumstantial Evidence: “Suspicion, However Strong, Cannot Replace Legal Proof”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court allowed the criminal appeals and acquitted the appellants who were previously convicted under Sections 302, 120-B, and 201 of the Indian Penal Code in a…

Rawlaw July 15, 2025