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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

PANKAJ Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

Appeal (Crl.), 2135 of 2009, Judgment Date: Sep 09, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

KADMANIAN @ MANIKANDAN Vs. STATE TR.INSP.OF POLICE

Appeal (Crl.), 2341 of 2010, Judgment Date: Aug 31, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Full Bench (FB)- Three Judge)

ASHIQ HUSSAIN FAKTOO Vs. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

Writ Petition (Crl.), 46 of 2008, Judgment Date: Aug 30, 2016

The principle of ex debito justitiae is founded on a recognition of a debt that the justice delivery system owes to a litigant to correct an error in a judicial dispensation. Its application, by the very nature of things, cannot be made to depend on varying perceptions of legal omissions and commissions but such recognition of the debt which have the potential of opening new vistas of Full Judgment

Chhatisgarh High Court (Single Judge)

State of Chhattisgarh Vs . Sunil @ Balikaran Sahu & Anr.

CRRE->CRIMINAL REFERENCE, 2,586 of 2014, Judgment Date: Aug 30, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

BRIJ LAL Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

Appeal (Crl.), 991 of 2010, Judgment Date: Aug 17, 2016

Every accused is presumed to be innocent unless his guilt is proved. The presumption of innocence is a human right. Subject to the statutory exceptions, the said principle forms the basis of criminal jurisprudence in India. The nature of the offence, its seriousness and gravity has to be taken into consideration. The appellate court should bear in mind the presumption of innocence Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

KALA @ CHANDRAKALA Vs. STATE TR.INSP.OF POLICE

Appeal (Crl.), 1791 of 2010, Judgment Date: Aug 12, 2016

The prosecution has not been able to complete the chain of circumstances so as to fasten the guilt and to prove the commission of offence by the appellant beyond periphery of doubt. The appellant is acquitted giving her the benefit of doubt. Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

BABY @ SEBASTIAN & ANR. Vs. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE ADIMALY - IPC-Section 302

Appeal (Crl.), 952 of 2010, Judgment Date: Jul 26, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

DEVRAJ Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH - IPC - Section 302, 201

Appeal (Crl.), 423 of 2015, Judgment Date: Jul 25, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench- Five Judge)

MUTHURAMALINGAM & ORS. Vs. STATE REP.BY INSP.OF POLICE

Appeal (Crl.), 231-233 of 2009, Judgment Date: Jul 19, 2016

“Whether consecutive life sentences can be awarded to a convict on being found guilty of a series of murders for which he has been tried in a single trial?.” 17. The legal position is, thus, fairly well settled that imprisonment for life is a sentence for the remainder of the life of the offender unless of course the remaining sentence is commuted or remitted by the competent authority. That being Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

MEERA MYDEEN ETC.ETC. Vs. STATE OF T.NADU

Appeal (Crl.), 1168-1171 of 2009, Judgment Date: Jul 15, 2016

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Madhya Pradesh High Court (Single Judge)

Dr. P.S. Thakur versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh - Murder

WRIT PETITION, 439 of 2015, Judgment Date: Jul 12, 2016

  Dr. P.S. Thakur versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh - Murder  Full Judgment

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. JAYRAJBHAI PUNJABHAI VARU - Murder

Appeal (Crl.), 1236 of 2010, Judgment Date: Jul 11, 2016

10) The courts below have to be extremely careful when they deal with a dying declaration as the maker thereof is not available for the cross- examination which poses a great difficulty to the accused person. A mechanical approach in relying upon a dying declaration just because it is there is extremely dangerous. The court has to examine a dying Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

MUMTAZ @ MUNTYAZ Vs. STATE OF U.P.(NOW UTTARKHAND) - Murder

Appeal (Crl.), 2084 of 2009, Judgment Date: Jul 01, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

PRAFUL SUDHAKAR PRAB Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA - Murder

Appeal (Crl.), 261 of 2008, Judgment Date: Jun 29, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

RAJU DEVADE Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA - Murder

Appeal (Crl.), 1012 of 2008, Judgment Date: Jun 29, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

JAMNADAS Vs. STATE OF M.P - Murder, Dowry Death, Cruelty.

Appeal (Crl.), 155, 156 of 2015, Judgment Date: Jun 29, 2016

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Delhi High Court (Single Judge)

NARENDER KUMAR AHLAWAT V/s STATE (NCT OF DELHI) - on bail,murder

BAIL APPLN., 929 of 2016, Judgment Date: Jun 01, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

PRAGNA PARAMITA PRAHARAJ Vs. STATE OF ORISSA

Appeal (Crl.), 532 of 2016, Judgment Date: May 20, 2016

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Delhi High Court (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

RAHISUDDIN V/s STATE

CRL.A., 878 of 2001, Judgment Date: May 19, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. FIROZ KHAN @ ARIF KHAN

Appeal (Crl.), 750 of 2006, Judgment Date: May 17, 2016

  Held We are constrained to observe that the High Court grossly erred in passing the impugned order without assigning any reason. In our considered opinion, it was a clear case of total non application of mind to the case by the learned Judges because the order impugned neither sets out the facts nor the submissions of the parties nor the findings and nor the reasons as to why the leave to file appeal is declined to the appellant. We, therefore, disapprove Full Judgment

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