Citation : 2003 Local Law (CG) 51 The Chhattisgarh High Court has modified a life sentence handed to a Raipur man who was convicted of murdering his wife, reducing the charge from murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II. Justice…
The Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur has granted bail to Samajilal Sahu, who was convicted for murder under Sections 302 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The division bench comprising Justice Prakash Chandra Naik and Justice Fakhruddin passed…
A Division Bench led by Justices W.A. Shishak and R.S. Garg held that a conviction cannot be based only on an FIR not lodged by an eyewitness, stressing that an FIR is not substantive evidence under the Indian Evidence Act. In a landmark ruling reaffirming fundamental criminal procedure, the Chhattisgarh High Court has overturned the…
Citation : 2001 Local Law (CG) 54 The Chhattisgarh High Court has overturned convictions in a long-running assault-and-murder prosecution after finding the trial court relied improperly on a police first information report (FIR) that was not supported by eyewitness testimony in court. Writing for a single-judge bench, Justice R.S. Garg reviewed three linked appeals arising…
Citation : 2001 Local Law (CG) 33 The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld the conviction and life sentence of Ram Bai, who was found guilty of killing her sister-in-law, Vidya Bai, by setting her on fire during a domestic quarrel in 1998. Justice R.S. Garg, delivering the judgment, dismissed the appeal filed by Ram Bai…
A Division Bench led by Justices W.A. Shishak and R.S. Garg upheld the conviction of three men for murder under Section 302 IPC, ruling that discovery of bloodstained articles and the murder weapon was sufficient to sustain guilt despite failure to prove “last seen” evidence. The Chhattisgarh High Court has affirmed the conviction of three…
Citation : 2001 Local Law (CG) 22 The Chhattisgarh High Court has set aside the death sentence of a man convicted for the murder and dismemberment of his mother, holding that the prosecution failed to prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The court described the trial court’s findings as “contrary to law and evidence” and…