Tag: Indian criminal jurisprudence

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…

Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Conviction in Rape and Abetment of Suicide Case, Directs Accused to Surrender

Editor High Courts June 15, 2026

News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 368 June 15, 2026 : In a significant judgment reaffirming the evidentiary value of circumstantial and forensic evidence in sexual assault cases, the Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld the conviction of a man found Read more…

Chhattisgarh HC upheld acquittal in a ganja seizure case citing NDPS procedural lapses.

Editor High Courts May 21, 2026

News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 352 | 2026:CGHC:23244 May 15, 2026 : The High Court of Chhattisgarh has upheld the acquittal of two men accused of possessing over six kilograms of ganja, ruling that the prosecution failed to comply Read more…