News Delhi High Court quashes attempt to murder case in guardian–ward dispute — “Justice must be tempered with mercy” — FIR set aside with community service direction RawlawMarch 5, 20268 min read
News Supreme Court of India restores murder conviction in lathi attack — “Repeated bone-deep head blows show intention under Section 300 thirdly; Section 149 fastens collective liability”, life sentence reinstated RawlawFebruary 24, 20266 min read
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 Supreme Court of India: ‘Compensation is not blood money’—”High Court’s drastic sentence reduction in attempt to murder case set aside; 3-year rigorous imprisonment restored” 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: “An Absconder Who Has Evaded Investigation for Years Cannot Claim Pre-Arrest Protection Merely Because Co-Accused Were Acquitted” — Anticipatory Bail Set Aside in Murder Case RawlawFebruary 17, 20267 min read
News Delhi High Court grants bail in murder conspiracy case after 6.5 years in custody — star eyewitness vacillates, co-eyewitness turns hostile; prolonged trial and weak electronic evidence tilt balance RawlawJanuary 28, 20266 min read
News Delhi High Court grants bail in rape–murder conspiracy case — prolonged incarceration, weak circumstantial links and witness hostility tilt balance in favour of liberty RawlawJanuary 27, 20266 min read
News Bombay High Court overturns murder convictions — ‘Unnatural conduct of injured witnesses and tainted investigation create serious doubt; false implication cannot be ruled out’ RawlawDecember 7, 20256 min read
News Supreme Court sets aside murder conviction while holding that “mere recovery cannot sustain guilt when eyewitnesses turn hostile and chain of circumstances collapses” RawlawNovember 18, 20256 min read
