Criminal Trial

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Criminal Trial

Vijay Kumar v. State of Rajasthan - Criminal Trial Pending- Interim Orders

Criminal Trials - If criminal trials in such serious offences remain pending for years together on the strength of interim orders passed by the High Courts, it would lead to nothing but mockery of justice. Justice has to be done with all the parties. Justice cannot be done only with

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Patchaiperumal @ Patchikutti & Anr. v. State 2025 INSC 1478 - Evaluation Of Testimony Of Witnesses

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Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act

K.P. Kirankumar @ Kiran v. State ; 2025 INSC 1473 - Minor Victim - Immoral Trafficking

Read Judgment In LawLens Criminal Trial - Minor Victim of Trafficking - Evidence - While appreciating the evidence of a minor victim of trafficking, the Court ought to bear in mind: i. Her inherent socio-economic and, at times, cultural vulnerability when the minor belongs to a marginalised or socially and

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Punimati vs State of Chhattisgarh 2025 INSC 1454 - Interested/Related Witness

Read Judgment In LawLens Criminal Trial - Evidence - Merely because the witness is an interested or related witness, his/her deposition cannot be discarded. Further, deposition of such witnesses is required to be scrutinized closely. (Para 13) Case Info Case Details * Case name: Punimati & Anr. v. State of

Indian Evidence Act 1872 : Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023

Shaik Shabuddin v. State of Telangana; 2025 INSC 1449 - S.27 Evidence Act -SC-ST Act

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Jayantibhai Chaturbhai Patel v. State of Gujarat; 2025 INSC 1443 - Rape Victim Turned Hostile

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Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Raj Pal Singh v. Rajveer & Ors.; 2025 INSC 1442 - Criminal Trial - Appeal Against Acquittal

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Manojbhai Jethabhai Parmar (Rohit) v. State of Gujarat; 2025 INSC 1433 - Criminal - Practice - Incorporation Of Tabular Charts

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Govind Mandavi v. State of Chhattisgarh; 2025 INSC 1399 - FIR - Omission Of Accused Name

Read Judgment In LawLens Criminal Trial - In this case, SC held that the omission of the names of the accused in the FIR is fatal as it goes to the very root of the matter and it completely impeaches the credibility of the prosecution’s case. (Para 44-45) Govind

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Dadu @ Ankush v. State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 INSC 1395 - Hostile Witness Evidence

Read Judgment In LawLens Criminal Trial - Hostile Witness - The evidence of a hostile witness would not be totally rejected if spoken in favour of either the prosecution or the accused. It would rather have to be subjected to closer scrutiny and that portion of the evidence which is

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Chandan Pasi & Ors. v. State of Bihar; 2025 INSC 1371 - Criminal Trial - S.313 CrPC - Public Prosecutor

Read Judgment In LawLens Criminal Trial - Public Prosecutor - The prosecutor is an officer of the Court and holds a solemn duty to act in the interest of justice. They cannot act as a defence lawyer, but for the State, with the sole aim of making the gauntlet of

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Mohamed Sameer Khan v. State 2025 INSC 1269 - Murder Accused Acquitted - Circumstantial Evidence

Circumstantial Evidence - Principles laid down in Karakkattu Muhammed Basheer v. State of Kerala quoted and applied (Para 17)- [Context: While allowing an appeal against conviction in murder case, SC observed: Merely because the medical evidence proves the unfortunate loss of life would not be enough to convict a

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Om Pal vsState of U.P. (now Uttarakhand) 2025 INSC 1262 - Injured Eyewitness Testimony - FIR Delay - Non-Recovery Of Weapons

Evidence -Ocular evidence is the best evidence unless there are reasons to doubt it (Para 33)- An injured eyewitness enjoys a presumption of truth - The testimony of an injured eyewitness is accorded a special status in law. As being a stamped witness, his presence cannot be doubted. The

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State of Rajasthan v. Bhanwar Singh 2025 INSC 1166 - Murder Case - Acquittal Upheld

Criminal Trial - Mere threat to inflict harm may constitute an incriminating circumstance but in isolation, the said circumstance would fall woefully short of proof of conspiracy to commit murder. (Para 37) Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 378 ,386- The scope of interference by an appellate court for

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Kotresh @ Kotrappa v. State of Karnataka 2025 INSC 1250 - Sentencing

Criminal Trial - Sentencing - The courts are obligated to adopt a balanced and principled approach in matters of sentencing. Undue leniency can cause public confidence in the justice system to plummet, while excessive severity may lead to injustice. (Para 27) Case Info * Case name: Kotresh @ Kotrappa v. State of

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Kannaiya vs State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 INSC 1246 - Partially Reliable Witness

Criminal Trial - When a witness falls within the category of a “partially reliable witness”, to act upon his testimony, the prosecution would be required to provide independent and credible corroborative evidence. (Para 55) [Context: SC sets aside concurrent conviction in murder case and observed: When the genesis and manner

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State of Madhya Pradesh v. Janved Singh 2025 INSC 1229 - False Explanation By Accused - Murder

Criminal Trial - Murder Case - Circumstantial Evidence - When an accused offers a false explanation regarding the cause of death which takes place within the confines of his house, such falsity becomes an additional link in the chain of circumstances pointing to the guilt of the accused- A conviction

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Chikkegowda vs State of Karnataka 2025 INSC 1213 - Ocular vs Medical Evidence

Criminal Trial - If there is a conflict in the ocular testimony and the medical testimony/evidence, it is the ocular evidence which will prevail unless found to be totally unreliable. (Para 23) Case Info * Case name: Sri Chikkegowda & Ors. v. State of Karnataka Etc. * Neutral citation: 2025 INSC

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Nilesh Baburao Gitte v. State of Maharashtra 2025 INSC 1191 - Criminal Trial - S.106 Evidence Act

Criminal Trial - A document produced by the prosecution as part of the chargesheet pursuant to the investigation though not exhibited can be relied upon by the defence. (Para 35) Circumstantial Evidence - Five golden principles to be kept in mind while appreciating a case based on circumstantial evidence- Referred

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Dashwanth vs The State Of Tamil Nadu 2025 INSC 1203 - Death Sentence Acquittal - Constitutional Rights Of Accused To Defend Himself

Criminal Trial - The constitutional right afforded to an accused charged with an offence to defend himself is not illusory or imaginary. For the trial to be fair and reasonable, an effective opportunity to defend must be provided to the accused and representation by a counsel of choice is an

Indian Evidence Act 1872 : Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023

Nazim vs State of Uttarakhand 2025 INSC 1184 - Criminal Trial - FIR - Failure To Name Accused In FIR

Indian Evidence Act 1872 - Section 11 - When important facts are omitted in the FIR, such omissions are relevant under Section 11 of the Indian Evidence Act , in judging the veracity of the prosecution case. (Para 29) [Context: In this case, SC held that the failure to name two

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K. Pounammal v. State 2025 INSC 1014 - Sentencing - Prolongation Of Criminal Case

The prolongation of a criminal case for an unreasonable period is in itself a kind of suffering: Supreme Court

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Kattavellai @ Devakar vs State Of Tamilnadu 2025 INSC 845 - DNA Sample Collections - Directions Issued

Criminal Trial -Collection Of DNA Samples - Directions Issued: In all cases where DNA Evidence is involved: (1) The collection of DNA samples once made after due care and compliance of all necessary procedure including swift and appropriate packaging including a) FIR number and date; b) Section and the statute

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Nittu @ Bittu @ Bintu vs. State of Haryana - Criminal Trial - Murder Case - Witness Testimony

Criminal Trial - Witness Testimony- Merely because a witness is the son of the deceased, it cannot be a ground for rejecting his testimony. Interested and truthful witness are two separate things. A relative may be interested in the eventual success of prosecution but still can be truthful (Para 4)

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State Of Rajasthan vs Hanuman - Murder Case - Recovery Of Blood Stained Weapon

Criminal Trial - Murder Case - Mere recovery of a blood-stained weapon even bearing the same blood group of the victim would not be sufficient to prove the charge of murder- Referred to Raja Naykar v. State of Chhattisgarh (2024) 3 SCC 481 Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section