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VIJAY SINGH @ VIJAY KR. SHARMA versus THE STATE OF BIHAR

The prosecution failed to prove the foundational facts and the chain of circumstantial evidence required for conviction: ocular witnesses were unreliable or improbable, foundational facts such as residence of the deceased were not proved, and the post-mortem time contradicted the ocular account; further, the High Court erred in reversing acquittals without finding illegality or perversity in the Trial Court's conclusion. Therefore the convictions by the Trial Court and the High Court were not sustainable and all accused were acquitted.

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  • Murder
  • Abduction
  • Circumstantial evidence
  • Reversal of acquittal
  • Motive
  • Burden of proof beyond reasonable doubt
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Criminal law

RUPESH MANGER (THAPA) versus STATE OF SIKKIM

The Trial Court's acquittal under Section 84 IPC was a plausible conclusion supported by medical evidence and contemporaneous behaviour indicating legal unsoundness of mind; the High Court erred in reversing that acquittal absent a finding of perversity, and therefore the Trial Court's acquittal is restored.

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  • Insanity (section 84 ipc)
  • Reversal of acquittal
  • Burden of proof
  • Chapter xxv crpc
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Criminal law

WAZIR KHAN versus STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

The High Court rightly reversed the trial court's acquittal because the prosecution laid sufficient foundational facts to invoke Section 106 Evidence Act, the accused did not dispute his presence and proffered a defence (robbers) which was found false, the weapon was recovered from the house at his instance, and the false explanation constituted the missing link completing the chain of circumstantial evidence establishing guilt.

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  • Circumstantial evidence
  • Burden of proof
  • Section 106 evidence act
  • Murder
  • Reversal of acquittal
  • Proof beyond reasonable doubt
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Criminal law

SHAILENDRA RAJDEV PASVAN AND OTHERS versus STATE OF GUJARAT ETC.

The conviction of the appellants cannot be sustained as the chain of circumstantial evidence is incomplete, material contradictions exist regarding last seen theory, the identification of the deceased is doubtful, the extra-judicial confession is questionable and uncorroborated, and presumption of innocence is reinforced by trial court acquittal.

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  • Circumstantial evidence
  • Presumption of innocence
  • Reversal of acquittal
  • Evidentiary value of extra-judicial confession
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Penal code

RAJU AMBADAS GANGEKAR versus THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

The High Court was justified in reversing the trial court's acquittal and convicting the appellant under Section 304 Part II IPC because the identity of the assailant was established beyond reasonable doubt by the dying declaration corroborated by PW-13 (the beat constable), the recovery of blood-stained clothes matching the description in the dying declaration and seized within a few hours of the incident, and chemical analysis showing the blood group on the clothes matched that of the deceased; the trial court's acquittal was perverse and resulted in a miscarriage of justice.

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  • Murder
  • Dying declaration
  • Reversal of acquittal
  • Identification evidence
  • Recovery and forensic evidence
  • Section 304 part ii ipc
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Criminal law

SELVARAJ versus STATE OF KARNATAKA

Acceptance of the bribe was not established by cogent evidence; in light of contradictions and lack of complainant’s testimony, the trial court’s acquittal was a plausible view not warranting interference. The High Court failed to appraise evidence and reasoning thoroughly as required in appeals against acquittal.

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  • Prevention of corruption act
  • Appeal against acquittal
  • Requirement of proof of bribery
  • Appreciation of evidence
  • Reversal of acquittal
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Criminal law

PATEL MAHESHBHAI RANCHODBHAI AND OTHERS versus STATE OF GUJARAT

High Court correctly re-appreciated the evidence, including the dying declaration and ancillary facts of cruelty, reversing acquittal and enhancing sentence. The trial court abandoned its prime duty to search for truth; procedural lapses did not override substantive proof of cruelty and abetment.

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  • Suicide
  • Cruelty to wife
  • Dying declaration
  • Reversal of acquittal
  • Sentencing enhancement
  • Duty of trial court
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Criminal law

C.K. DASEGOWDA & ORS. versus STATE OF KARNATAKA

The High Court erred in reversing the trial court's order of acquittal in the absence of any substantial legal and factual evidence on record; the presumption of innocence of the accused is reinforced and no perversity was shown in the trial court’s findings.

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  • Appeal against acquittal
  • Reversal of acquittal
  • Section 324 ipc
  • Section 34 ipc
  • Benefit of doubt
  • Standards for appellate interference with acquittal
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Criminal law

JOGINDER SINGH versus STATE OF HARYANA

The High Court improperly disturbed the trial court's reasoned acquittal without adequately reappreciating the oral and documentary evidence: the ballistic report did not connect the seized .12 bore gun to the pellets/empties or injuries, photographs and testimony indicated presence of other armed persons, and non-examination of material witnesses (husband of the deceased and injured witnesses) was significant; on totality the trial court's acquittal was a plausible conclusion and must be restored, so the High Court judgment convicting the appellant is set aside.

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  • Appeal against acquittal
  • Reversal of acquittal
  • Appreciation of evidence
  • Non-examination of material witnesses
  • Ballistic evidence
  • Benefit of doubt
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Criminal law

RANJIT SINGH versus STATE OF PUNJAB

There was no reliable evidence connecting the appellant to the crime; extra-judicial confessions were unreliable and not corroborated; the High Court's reliance on them was untenable; therefore, the Trial Court's acquittal should not have been interfered with.

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  • Murder
  • Extra-judicial confession
  • Bodily evidence
  • Reversal of acquittal
  • Evidentiary value
  • Strangulation
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