Tag: murder conviction

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…

Supreme Court Upholds Convictions in 1983 Bihar Mass Murder Case, Says Crime Shocks Judicial Conscience

Team Law Notify Supreme Court May 27, 2026

May 27, 2026 : The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and life sentence of several persons in connection with the brutal murder of five people in Bihar in 1983, observing that the gruesome nature of the crime “shocks the Read more…

Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Life Term: Dying Declaration Sufficient for Conviction

Team Law Notify High Courts April 8, 2026

News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 236 | 2026:CGHC:15519-DB April 6, 2026 : The High Court of Chhattisgarh has reaffirmed the life imprisonment sentence for a man convicted of the brutal murder of his wife, ruling that a credible dying Read more…

Supreme Court: Lack of Motive Not Fatal Where Credible Dying Declaration Exists; Acquittal Set Aside in Wife Burning Case

Team Law Notify Supreme Court January 17, 2026

News Delhi : The Supreme Court of India has held that the absence of strong proof of motive does not weaken the prosecution case when there is direct and reliable evidence in the form of a credible dying declaration. Setting Read more…