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    A Lengthy Period Without Further Offences Can Justify Sentence Reduction: Supreme Court
    A Lengthy Period Without Further Offences Can Justify Sentence Reduction: Supreme Court
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    A Lengthy Period Without Further Offences Can Justify Sentence Reduction: Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court said that a long offence-free period can justify reducing sentences in minor, non-violent cases. In the 1995 house-breaking matter, the three-month sentence was reduced to the 15 days already undergone.

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    Supreme Court Acquits Chhattisgarh Man After 20 Years, Rules ‘Last Seen’ Evidence Alone Not Enough for Life Sentence
    Supreme Court Acquits Chhattisgarh Man After 20 Years, Rules ‘Last Seen’ Evidence Alone Not Enough for Life Sentence
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    Supreme Court Acquits Chhattisgarh Man After 20 Years, Rules ‘Last Seen’ Evidence Alone Not Enough for Life Sentence

    The Supreme Court acquitted Manoj alias Munna in a 2004 Chhattisgarh murder case, holding that suspicion cannot replace proof. The Court ruled that “last seen” evidence alone is too weak to justify a life imprisonment conviction.

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    Centre Appoints Three Senior Advocates as Additional Solicitors General for Supreme Court
    Centre Appoints Three Senior Advocates as Additional Solicitors General for Supreme Court
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    Circumstantial Evidence Can Lead to Conviction Only If It Points Solely to Guilt: Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court held that circumstantial evidence can justify a conviction only when it is completely inconsistent with the accused’s innocence. The Court ruled that conviction cannot be based solely on the “last seen together” theory without strong corroborative proof.

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    Adultery Can Be Proven by Circumstantial Evidence in Maintenance Cases: Kerala High Court denies Maintenance to Wife
    Adultery Can Be Proven by Circumstantial Evidence in Maintenance Cases: Kerala High Court denies Maintenance to Wife
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    Adultery Can Be Proven by Circumstantial Evidence in Maintenance Cases: Kerala High Court Denies Maintenance to Wife

    The Kerala High Court has ruled that circumstantial evidence is sufficient to establish adultery in maintenance proceedings under Section 125 CrPC. The Court denied maintenance to a wife after concluding habitual adulterous behaviour.

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    "Conviction Cannot Stand When Evidence Chain is Incomplete and Motive Unproven, Disclosure Statements Need Scrutiny": Supreme Court
    "Conviction Cannot Stand When Evidence Chain is Incomplete and Motive Unproven, Disclosure Statements Need Scrutiny": Supreme Court
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    “Conviction Cannot Stand When Evidence Chain is Incomplete and Motive Unproven, Disclosure Statements Need Scrutiny”: Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court acquitted three in a 2006 policeman murder case, ruling that a conviction cannot stand when the evidence chain is incomplete, the motive unproven, and disclosure statements unreliable.

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    "Such Extreme Act Runs Completely Contrary To Natural Instinct Of Mother": Supreme Court Acquits Woman in Infant Murder Case
    "Such Extreme Act Runs Completely Contrary To Natural Instinct Of Mother": Supreme Court Acquits Woman in Infant Murder Case
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    “Such Extreme Act Runs Completely Contrary To Natural Instinct Of Mother”: Supreme Court Acquits Woman in Infant Murder Case

    The Supreme Court set aside a woman’s conviction for killing her infant son, holding that extra-judicial confessions were weak and circumstantial evidence did not prove guilt. The Court said such an act defies a mother’s natural instinct.

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    Calcutta HC Commutes Death Penalty, Gives Child’s Rapists 60-Year Sentence: "Depravity That Shocks the Conscience"
    Calcutta HC Commutes Death Penalty, Gives Child’s Rapists 60-Year Sentence: "Depravity That Shocks the Conscience"
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    Calcutta HC Commutes Death Penalty, Gives Child’s Rapists 60-Year Sentence: “Depravity That Shocks the Conscience”

    Calcutta High Court commuted the death penalty of two convicts found guilty of raping a child, sentencing them to 60 years in prison. The Court said their acts showed “depravity that shocks the conscience,” demanding serious punishment.

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    Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Police Station CCTV Failures After 11 Custodial Deaths in Rajasthan
    Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Police Station CCTV Failures After 11 Custodial Deaths in Rajasthan
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    Supreme Court: “Accused Cannot Be Found Guilty Solely Based on Circumstantial Evidence”

    The Supreme Court ruled that a accused cannot be convicted based solely on circumstantial evidence. It further stated that the present matter was clearly a case built entirely on circumstantial evidence.

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    Court Sentences President’s Medal-Winning Officer Abhay Kurundkar to Life Imprisonment for Murder of API Ashwini Bidre-Gore
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    Court Sentences President’s Medal-Winning Officer Abhay Kurundkar to Life Imprisonment for Murder of API Ashwini Bidre-Gore

    Bombay: A sessions court in Panvel, Maharashtra, on Monday sentenced former police inspector Abhay Kurundkar to life imprisonment for the murder of assistant police inspector (API) Ashwini Bidre-Gore in 2016. Kurundkar, who had received the prestigious President’s medal in 2017, was found guilty of killing Bidre-Gore, with whom he was allegedly in a relationship.

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    RG Kar Rape-Murder Case: 'Not Rarest of Rare Crime, One Must Rise Above Instinct of an Eye for an Eye' – Judge's Verdict
    RG Kar Rape-Murder Case: 'Not Rarest of Rare Crime, One Must Rise Above Instinct of an Eye for an Eye' – Judge's Verdict
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    RG Kar Rape-Murder Case: ‘Not Rarest of Rare Crime, One Must Rise Above Instinct of an Eye for an Eye’ – Judge’s Verdict

    A Kolkata court criticized police and RG Kar Medical College for mishandling a rape and murder case. Despite these lapses, Sanjay Roy was sentenced to life imprisonment. The court ruled out the death penalty, emphasizing the need for justice grounded in evidence and legal principles rather than public sentiment.

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