India - High Court of Madras

Madras High Court Dismisses Appeals and Sets Standards for Medical Records in Murder Trials

Madras High CourtDismisses Appeals and Sets Standards for Medical Records in Murder TrialsTheMadurai Bench of theMadras High Courthas upheld theconvictionof two individuals for the brutal murder of a Village Administrative Officer (VAO). Justices N. Anand Venkatesh and K.K. Ramakrishnan deliv...

30 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Can Section 27 Recoveries Alone Sustain Conviction? Supreme Court Rules In 1988 Murder Case

Can Section 27 Recoveries Alone Sustain Conviction? Supreme Court Rules In1988Murder CaseIn a significant verdict, theSupreme Court of Indiahas restored theacquittalof six men in a1988murder case, reasserting the foundational principles ofcriminal jurisprudence. The bench comprising Justice J...

29 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rules Murder Is A Heinous Offence Under Juvenile Justice Act For Child Accused

Supreme CourtRules Murder Is AHeinous OffenceUnder Juvenile Justice Act For Child AccusedIn a definitive ruling, theSupreme Courtof India has settled the legal classification of murder within the framework of theJuvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. The bench composed ...

25 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Bombay High Court Rejects Premature Release Plea For Life Convict In Brutal Murder Case

Bombay High Court RejectsPremature ReleasePlea ForLife ConvictIn Brutal Murder CaseTheHigh Court of Judicature at Bombayhas dismissed a petition seeking thepremature releaseof alife convictinvolved in a murder case characterized by extreme brutality. A division bench comprising Justice Sarang...

25 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court: Fair Trial Rights Cannot Be Compromised Even in Terrorism Cases, Orders Retrial

Supreme Court: Fair Trial Rights Cannot Be Compromised Even in Terrorism Cases, Orders RetrialIn a landmark ruling underscoring the non-negotiable nature of constitutional safeguards, theSupreme Court of Indiahas set aside theconvictionanddeath sentenceof Dr. Abdul Hameed—the prime accused in...

22 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

No Purpose In Sending 92-Year-Old Man To Jail: Allahabad High Court Modifies 1982 Assault Sentence

No Purpose In Sending 92-Year-Old Man To Jail: Allahabad High Court Modifies 1982 Assault SentenceIn a judgment that balances criminal accountability with judicial compassion, theAllahabad High Courthas upheld the conviction of a 92-year-old man for a violent ass...

21 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Affirms Murder Conviction For Assam Man Despite Non Recovery Of Dead Body

Supreme Court Affirms Murder Conviction For Assam Man Despite Non Recovery Of Dead BodyTheSupreme Court of Indiahas delivered a landmark ruling affirming that the absence of a victim's physical remains does not grant immunity to perpetrators if other evidence establishes a clear chain of guil...

18 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Single Witness Testimony Sufficient For Conviction Says Allahabad High Court In Attempted Murder Case

Single Witness Testimony Sufficient ForConvictionSaysAllahabad High CourtInAttempted MurderCaseTheHigh Court of Judicature at Allahabadhas upheld theconvictionof an appellant, Gajendra, for theattempted murderof a young woman in1982. Presided over by Justice Santosh Rai, the court clarified t...

17 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Questions Premature Release Of Anand Mohan Over Concealed Pending Criminal Case Records

Supreme Court Questions Premature Release Of Anand Mohan Over Concealed Pending Criminal Case RecordsTheSupreme Courtof India is currently scrutinizing the legality of thepremature releasegranted to former Bihar Member of Parliament, Anand Mohan, following his conviction in the1994mob lynchin...

17 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

HC Slams Minimalist Sentencing in Section 326 IPC Case

HC Slams Minimalist Sentencing in Section 326 IPC CaseIn a stinging rebuke to judicial laxity, the Allahabad High Court has expressed "deep anguish" over a four-decade-old trial court judgment that punished an acid attacker with ...

16 Jul 2026