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Supreme Court overturns death penalty in child rape-murder case: Chotkau vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (28 September 2022)

September 28, 2022 / A.S. Bopanna, Circumstantial Evidence, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 157, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 53, Criminal Law, Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 106, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 376, Judges, Murder, Rape, S. Abdul Nazeer, V. Ramasubramanian

Supreme Court Overturns Death Penalty in Child Rape-Murder Case: Chotkau vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: 28 September 2022 The Supreme Court of India, in a significant judgment, overturned the death penalty awarded to the appellant in a case involving the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl. The case hinged […]

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Voice Sample Orders: Supreme Court Empowers Magistrates in Criminal Investigations (2 August 2019)

Supreme Court empowers Magistrates to order voice samples in criminal investigations LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate can order an accused to provide a voice sample during a criminal investigation, even without explicit statutory authorization. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ritesh Sinha vs. State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment Date: 2 August 2019 Introduction Date of