Tag: criminal appeal judgment

Chhattisgarh High Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide, Reduces Sentence in Umesh Rathiya Killing Case

Editor High Courts June 16, 2026

Justice Ramesh Sinha, CJ and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal _ LawNotify

News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 377 June 15, 2026 : In a significant ruling on the distinction between murder and culpable homicide under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Chhattisgarh High Court has altered the conviction of a man Read more…

Panchayat Dispute Assault: Chhattisgarh HC Replaces Attempt to Murder Conviction With Grievous Hurt Charge

Editor High Courts June 15, 2026

News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 369 June 15, 2026 : In a significant ruling clarifying the distinction between attempted murder and grievous hurt under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Chhattisgarh High Court has set aside the conviction of Read more…

Chhattisgarh HC sets aside Sec 398 conviction for lack of proof of weapon use, convicts under Sec 392, limits sentence to time served

Team Law Notify High Courts April 16, 2026

News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 259 April 16, 2026 : The High Court of Chhattisgarh has partly allowed a criminal appeal, with Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas setting aside a conviction under Section 398 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Read more…

The Chhattisgarh High Court has acquitted two men sentenced to life for a 2011 acid attack, citing a lack of motive and an incomplete chain of evidence

Team Law Notify High Courts January 8, 2026

News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 19 Bilaspur, 07 January 2026 : The High Court of Chhattisgarh has overturned the conviction of two men previously sentenced to life imprisonment for a 2011 acid attack that resulted in the death of Read more…