Naresh Kumar vs State of Delhi
SC · 8 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 178 : 2024 INSC 464
Non-questioning the appellant convicted u/s.302 r/w s.34, Penal Code, 1860 on the twin incriminating circumstances during his examination u/s.313, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, if caused material prejudice to him vit…
Ravi Mandal vs State of Uttarakhand
SC · 18 May 2023
[2023] 7 S.C.R. 1 : 2023 INSC 552
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302, 34 and 201 – Arms Act, 1959 – ss. 4 and 25 – Acquittal under – FIR lodged by PW-1 (father of deceased) after founding dead body of his son at 0730 hours on 01.11.2001 in a forest, alleging tha…
Dinesh Kumar vs The State of Haryana
SC · 4 May 2023
[2023] 4 S.C.R. 220 : 2023 INSC 493
Penal Code,1860 – ss.302,364,392,394,201 and 34 – Evidence Act, 1872 – ss.27,101,106 and 165 – The case of prosecution was based on circumstantial evidence i.e. the evidence of ‘last seen’ and the ‘discoveries’ made from…
Santosh @ Bhure vs State (G.N.C.T.) of Delhi
SC · 28 April 2023
[2023] 7 S.C.R. 719 : 2023 INSC 443
Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302 r/w. s.34 – Acquittal under – Prosecution case that ‘S’ was tenant of an apartment on the second floor of a building owned by PW-3 – On 12.09.2000, at about 10.40 a.m., an information was given…
Pradeep Kumar vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 16 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 682 : 2023 INSC 242
Penal Code,1860 – ss. 302,34,201 – Two accused persons (including appellant) were convicted for offence of murder by trial Court –The prosecution case, rested upon three circumstances (a) the alleged confessional stateme…
Kashibai & Ors. vs The State of Karnataka
SC · 28 February 2023
[2023] 3 S.C.R. 175 : 2023 INSC 722
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.498A, 306 r/w 34 – Appellants-accused were convicted u/ss.498A, 306 r/w 34 and sentenced – Held: Deceased was subjected to harassment at the instance of appellants – Prosecution has successfully bro…
Prasad Pradhan & Anr. vs The State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 24 January 2023
[2023] 1 S.C.R. 241 : 2023 INSC 79
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w s.34 – Murder – Prosecution case that appellant/accused and the victim were cousins – On the afternoon of 28.02.2012, when the victim was getting his land levelled through a JCB machine, the…
Rahul vs State of Delhi Ministry of Home Affairs & Anr.
SC · 7 November 2022
[2022] 9 S.C.R. 1129 : 2022 INSC 1176
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 365, 367, 376(2)(g), 302, 201 & 34 – A girl was kidnapped when she was returning from her job along with her friends – She was raped and killed later on and her body was thrown in open field – FIR…
P. Ponnusamy vs The State of Tamil Nadu
SC · 7 November 2022
[2022] 15 S.C.R. 265 : 2022 INSC 1177
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 120B, 109, 341, 302 & 34 – Draft Rules of Criminal Practice, 2020 – Right of accused to demand documents – Appellant along with other eight accused were convicted and sentenced by Sessions Court fo…
Munikrishna @ Krishna etc. vs State by Ulsoor Ps
SC · 30 September 2022
[2022] 13 S.C.R. 415 : 2022 INSC 1322
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 34 – Constitution of India – Article 20(3) – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.161 – Evidence Act – ss.25, 27 – Murder of old aged person – Circumstantial Evidence – Appellants were convicte…
Aminuddin vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 23 September 2022
[2022] 19 S.C.R. 271 : 2022 INSC 1020
Bail – Grant of, on parity – When not justified – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.147, 148, 149, 302, 352 and 34 – Held: When the bail granted to co-accused person has been disapproved by Supreme Court and such grant of bail to co…
Dibaker Nunia & Anr. vs The State of Assam
SC · 30 August 2022
[2022] 6 S.C.R. 1151 : 2022 INSC 886
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 34 – Eye-witnesses, when not reliable – Person brutally assaulted, received multiple injuries on vital parts, died – Appellants convicted u/s.302/34 – On appeal, held: Findings in question are…
Munuwa @ Satish etc. vs The State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 26 August 2022
[2022] 12 S.C.R. 86 : 2022 INSC 874
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 34, 302, 307 – Murder – On the fateful day, while the victim-principal of the College was sitting with his family physician and private practitioner-PW-6 outside his office of the college campus, th…
Sanjay Puran Bagde & Anr. vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 28 July 2022
[2022] 7 S.C.R. 178 : 2022 INSC 766
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w s.34 – Murder – Common intention – On the fateful night at about 3 a.m., the victim and his wife (eye witness) woke up and while the wife was doing preparations for cooking, the husband went…
Prahlad vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 27 July 2022
[2022] 16 S.C.R. 82 : 2022 INSC 753
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302,120B and 34 – Arms Act, 1959 – ss.25,27 – Acquittal under – Prosecution case was that victimdeceased had political enmity with three accused (A-1, A-2 and A3) – All three accused hatched a consp…
Ajmal vs The State of Kerala
SC · 12 July 2022
[2022] 14 S.C.R. 503 : 2022 INSC 709
Penal Code, 1860: ss.34, 149, 302, 304 Part II– Culpable homicide not amounting to murder – Deceased along with other friends were stopped by ten accused persons – Verbal altercation took place – Deceased was beaten by a…
Anuj Singh @ Ramanuj Singh @ Seth Singh vs The State of Bihar
SC · 22 April 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 1023 : 2022 INSC 463
Penal Code, 1860 : ss. 324, 307 r/w s. 34 – Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means – Altercation between the one of the appellant and the informant, over a land dispute – Appellants armed with guns fired…
