Author: Hari G Ramasubramanian
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Can a person who caused a forged document to be made charged with forgery?
Charge of forgery cannot be made on a person who is not the maker of the false document.
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Arvind Tiwary vs. State of Bihar
Decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Arvind Tiwary vs. State of Bihar (Criminal Appeal no. 998 OF 2018) dated 13th August 2018. Decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Arvind Tiwary vs. State of Bihar (Criminal Appeal no. 998 OF 2018) dated 13th August 2018 decided by bench consisting of J.…
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Illicit relationship sufficient to abet suicide of the spouse
SC affirmed the conviction decision of the HC and refused to show reduce the sentence. In the absence of direct evidence of abetment to have caused the suicide of the wife, whether the conduct of the husband to have continued an illicit relationship is sufficient to convict him under Section 498A and 306 IPC? The…
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Role of Ligature Mark in differentiating cases of hanging and strangulation
Forensic medico-legal evidence revealed through autopsy has always been regarded as one of the most important piece of evidence. In cases of homicides, ligature marks goes beyond to prove whether it is a case of strangulation or hanging. Ligature marks are those marks made by an item of cord, rope, silk or some such material that has been…
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Absence of Second Ligature Mark rules out strangulation
The Supreme Court on 14th August 2018 in the case of State of Karnataka vs. Srinivasa came out with a short decision refusing to interfere with the decision of the High Court acquitting the accused person in a charge of 302. Simple Facts A1 was alleged to be in a relationship with A2. A1 was…