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Conviction reversed as
crucial DNA evidence was not put to the accused under Section 313 CrPC.
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FIR quashed as prosecution
for the same offence under IPC would amount to double jeopardy.
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Second prosecution on
the same set of facts violates Article 20(2) and Section 300 CrPC; proceedings
quashed.
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A divorced wife is
entitled to reliefs under the Domestic Violence Act if violence occurred during
the marriage.
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Failure to prove a
legally enforceable debt results in acquittal under Section 138 of Negotiable
Instruments Act.
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Appeal
Against Acquittal-Accuseds liability is established; judgment of acquittal
reversed.
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Confessional
statements of co-accused without corroboration are insufficient to connect
accused to crime.
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No direct or indirect
evidence linking accused to offense.
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No prima facie case made against accused directors;
charge quashed.
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Indefeasible right to
bail must be viewed in the context of the legislative mandate upholding
personal liberty under Article 21.
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Conviction Set Aside-Conviction
set aside due to lack of evidence establishing excessive speed or deviation
from the road.
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Acquittal-Accused
acquitted as there was no concrete evidence proving rash or negligent driving.
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Reduction of Sentence-Sentence
reduced considering the absence of conclusive evidence of intentional killing.
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Sentence modified due
to lack of motive and incomplete evidence.
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Presumption under
Section 29 of POCSO Act triggered and not rebutted; conviction upheld.
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Upheld-Conviction
upheld on the basis of consistent testimony and corroborative medical evidence.
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Compensation awarded
for wrongful arrest; state allowed to recover from responsible officers.
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If accused has expired,
proceedings should be abated instead of being classified as A-Abated final
summary.
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In death penalty cases,
circumstantial evidence must meet a stricter standard; failure to exclude all
reasonable doubts makes sentence unsustainable.
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Demand of bribe
uncorroborated by evidence; prosecution failed to prove case beyond reasonable
doubt.