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Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Dowry Death Case Citing Inconsistent Dying Declarations

/ B.R. Gavai, Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 161, Hearsay Evidence, Hima Kohli, Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 32, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Judges, Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Dowry Death Case Citing Inconsistent Dying Declarations Date of the Judgment: June 2, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 504 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Hima Kohli, J. Can a conviction for murder be upheld when the dying declarations of the deceased are inconsistent and unreliable? The Supreme Court of India recently […]

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Supreme Court acquits accused in NDPS case due to lack of corroborative evidence: Mohammed Fasrin vs. State (2019)

/ Aniruddha Bose, Criminal Law, Deepak Gupta, Hearsay Evidence, Judges, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, NDPS Act with Section 27A, NDPS Act with Section 8(c), Offences under NDPS Act

Supreme Court acquits accused in NDPS case due to lack of corroborative evidence: Mohammed Fasrin vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 can be sustained solely based on the confession of the accused and a co-accused without any corroborative evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, NDPS

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