Supreme Court of India

Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction, Reaffirms Evidentiary Value of First Dying Declaration

The Supreme Court of India has upheld the conviction of a woman, Jemaben, for the murder of her niece-in-law, emphasizing that a reliable first dying declaration cannot be discarded merely because of minor inconsistencies in later statements. The ruling came in Criminal Appeal No. 1934 of 2017, where Jemaben challenged her conviction under Section 302…

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Gujarat High Court

Gujarat High Court Takes Up Sanjiv Bhatt’s Plea Against Fresh Charges in 1990 Custodial Death Case

The Gujarat High Court has begun hearing a plea filed by former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjiv Bhatt, challenging a sessions court order that reinstated charges against him in a decades-old custodial death case. The case dates back to 1990, when Bhatt was serving as the Assistant Superintendent of Police in Jamnagar. During a…

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