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POCSO Act & Guidelines

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Consent

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No Mini Trial

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Investigation of Case & Counter Case

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Accused cannot be convicted by hook or crook

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Court has to apply correction principle of law - Abetment of Suicide

"Over a period of time, the trend of the courts is that such intention can be read into or gathered only after a full- fledged trial. The problem is that the courts just look into the factum of suicide and nothing more. We believe that such understanding on the part of the courts is wrong. It all depends on the nature of the offence & accusation."

“The Courts should know how to apply the correct principles of law governing abetment of suicide to the facts on record. It is the inability on the part of the courts to understand and apply the correct principles of law to the cases of abetment of suicide, which leads to unnecessary prosecutions.”, the bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said.
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CBI Investigation

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Principles To Evaluate Circumstantial Evidence In Criminal Cases

In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court enunciated the principles that courts must adhere to while appreciating and evaluating evidence in cases based on circumstantial evidence. While dismissing the appeal against the conviction in a rape-murder case, a bench comprising Justice BR Gavai, Justice KV Viswanathan and Justice Sandeep Mehta summarised the principles as follows :
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