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Constitutional Law

Vasanta Sampat Dupare vs Union of India 2025 INSC 1043 - Art.32 Constitution -Reopening Death Sentence Cases

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Ramesh A. Naika vs Registrar General, High Court Of Karnataka 2025 INSC 303 - Death Sentence Commuted

Death Sentence - When sentence of death is imposed, it should only be imposed if the same is possible, even after an objective consideration of all the factors in favour of the person accused of having committed the offence (Para 17) Multiple factors, including the absence of criminal antecedents, may

Irfan Alias Bhayu Mevati Vs State Of Madhya Pradesh 2025 INSC 150 - DNA Report - Death Penalty Matter

Indian Evidence Act 1872 - Section 45 -DNA report - The DNA evidence is in the nature of opinion evidence as envisaged under Section 45 and like any other opinion evidence, its probative value varies from case to case- mere exhibiting a document, would not prove its contents- Referred to

Indian Evidence Act 1872 : Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023

2025 INSC 116 Chandrabhan Sudam Sanap Vs State Of Maharashtra - Death Sentence Acquittal - S 65B Evidence Act -Extra Judicial Confession

Indian Evidence Act 1872 - Section 65B- Certificate under Section 65-B(4) is a condition precedent to the admissibility of evidence by way of electronic record (Para 49) - Objection about Section 65-B(4) of the Indian Evidence Act, not being complied, cannot be taken at the appellate stage since

Deen Dayal Tiwari vs State Of Uttar Pradesh 2025 INSC 111 - Death Sentence Commuted

Death Sentence - The imposition of capital punishment is an exception and not the rule. Even where multiple murders have been committed, if there is evidence or at least a reasonable possibility of reform, a lesser sentence must be preferred - In this case, the Appellant was convicted for the

Abdul Nassar vs State Of Kerala 2025 INSC 35 - Rape and Murder Case - Death Sentence - Circumstantial Evidence

Circumstantial Evidence - Principles that courts must adhere to while appreciating and evaluating evidence in cases based on circumstantial evidence, as follows: (i). The testimony of each prosecution and defence witness must be meticulously discussed and analysed. Each witness's evidence should be assessed in its entirety to ensure

Sambhubhai Raisangbhai Padhiyar vs State Of Gujarat 2024 INSC 987 - Death Sentence Commuted - S 106 Evidence Act - S 53A CrPC - Ss 29,30 POCSO

Indian Evidence Act 1872 - Section 106 -If the accused is last seen with the deceased and particularly in a case of this nature when the time gap between the last seen stage and occurrence of death is so short, the accused must offer a plausible explanation as to how

Constitutional Law

State Of Maharashtra Vs Pradeep Yashwant Kokade 2024 INSC 947- Writ Petition - Delay In Death Penalty Executions

Constitution Of India - Article 21 - ❓Can a death convict approach Supreme Court or High Court citing undue, unexplained and inordinate delay in execution of the sentence of death? Constitution Of India - Article 32,226 -Undue, unexplained and inordinate delay in execution of the sentence of death will