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Bombay High Court: Mere improvement in testimony cannot justify adding new accused under Section 319 Code of Criminal Procedure— “Summoning is an extraordinary power; order adding family members as accused quashed”

Court’s decision The Bombay High Court set aside a Sessions Court order that had added three persons as accused under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in an…
Posted by Rawlaw February 22, 2026
digital rape
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Delhi High Court upholds conviction for digital rape of mother by son — victim’s testimony sufficient, medical corroboration not mandatory; appeal dismissed

Court’s decision The Delhi High Court dismissed a criminal appeal and affirmed the conviction and sentence of a man for committing digital rape on his own mother, holding that the…
Posted by Rawlaw January 26, 2026
bribery trap
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Delhi High Court acquits public servant in bribery trap appeal — “Demand is sine qua non”, shaky shadow witness and missing allottee testimony create reasonable doubt

1. Court’s decision The Delhi High Court allowed a criminal appeal and set aside a 2002 conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for alleged demand and acceptance of…
Posted by Rawlaw January 7, 2026
rape convict
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Delhi High Court affirms rape conviction but reduces sentence — “Prosecutrix’s testimony consistent and corroborated; 23-year delay merits sentencing leniency” — appeal partly allowed

1. Court’s decision The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction of the appellant for rape under Section 376 of the Penal Code but modified the sentence from 10 years’…
Posted by Rawlaw December 12, 2025
not guilty
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Patna High Court Acquits Man Convicted Under POCSO Act: “Failure to Prove Victim’s Age, Inconsistencies in Testimony, and Faulty Investigation Render Conviction Unsustainable”

Court’s Decision The Patna High Court, in a Division Bench comprising Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Justice Sourendra Pandey, set aside the conviction and 20-year sentence of a man convicted…
Posted by Rawlaw October 12, 2025
accquited
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Patna High Court Acquits Three Appellants Convicted for Culpable Homicide and Attempt to Murder in Wrestling Ground Clash, Citing Serious Contradictions in Witness Testimonies and Lack of Proven Intent to Kill or Cause Death

“The prosecution has not established its case beyond reasonable doubt due to material contradictions affecting the core facts, requiring the benefit of doubt to be given to the accused.” Court’s…
Posted by Rawlaw July 1, 2025

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