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Corporate Entities Can Face Prosecution For Mens Rea Offences Even If No Individual Officer Is Identified Or Charged: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled that Corporate Criminal Liability can arise even when investigators have not identified or charged an individual officer. The Court held...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Acquits Four in Murder Case as Circumstantial Evidence Chain Remains Incomplete
High Court Sets Aside Murder Conviction
The AP High Court Acquittal came after the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence. The...
Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence for Odisha Man Convicted of Witchcraft-Linked Murder
The Supreme Court has upheld the Witchcraft Murder Life Sentence awarded to Balku Oram for murdering a woman over allegations of witchcraft. The case,...
Identical Eyewitness Accounts Bear Imprint of Tutoring: Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal of 20 Accused in Murder Case
Sub-title: A Division Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih affirmed the High Court’s acquittal after finding that carbon-copy testimonies pointed...
Masking Vehicle Number Plate Amounts to Motor Vehicles Act Violation, Not Penal Offence of Cheating: Supreme Court
Supreme Court Separates Traffic Violations From Criminal Fraud
The Supreme Court of India has ruled that covering or obstructing a vehicle's registration plate violates the...
