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Supreme Court Reaffirms: “Imprisonment for Remainder of Natural Life” Is Constitutional, and Clemency Orders Cannot Be Sat in Appeal Over

Introduction Four writ petitions filed directly under Article 32 by convicts sentenced to "imprisonment for the remainder of natural life" — some through judicial sentencing, others following commutation of death…

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in 1977 Murder Case – Benefit of Doubt Extended Due to Inconsistencies, Delays, and Unreliable Evidence

the Supreme Court has acquitted the surviving appellants in a decades-old murder case from Uttar Pradesh, highlighting serious lapses in the prosecution’s case including unnatural conduct of witnesses, unexplained delays…

Supreme Court Holds Section 19(1) JJ Act Order Mandatory – Conviction of Juvenile as Adult Without Specific Determination Set Aside

The Supreme Court has clarified that the Children’s Court must pass a reasoned order under Section 19(1) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, after receiving…

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Allahabad High Court Acquits Murder Accused: Holds Evidence Recorded in Absence of Accused Before Summoning Under Section 319 CrPC Cannot Form Basis of Conviction

The High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, by a judgment dated May 22, 2026, allowed a criminal appeal filed by one Pramod Kumar Singh alias Guddu Singh, set…

Supreme Court Issues Notice to Gujarat & Maharashtra on Plea by Two Convicts in Bilkis Bano Gangrape-Murder Case Challenging 2017 Bombay High Court Conviction

The Supreme Court today issued notice on the special leave petitions filed by two convicts — Bipinchand Kanaiyalal Joshi @ Lala Doctor and Pradip Ramanlal Modhiya — challenging the judgment…

Supreme Court Acquits Man After 12 Years, Citing Flawed Eyewitness Testimony

The Court overturned a murder conviction, highlighting the importance of consistent and credible witness accounts. The Supreme Court of India recently acquitted Vinobhai in a murder case (Criminal Appeal No.…

Supreme Court Grants Bail to PAC Personnel Convicted in 1987 Hashimpura Massacre

The Supreme Court today granted bail to ten members of the Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) who were convicted by the Delhi High Court in the 1987 Hashimpura massacre…