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Can injuries on non-vital body parts negate an attempt-to-murder charge under Section 307 IPC?
Abhishek vs State of Rajasthan & Ors.
The Supreme Court restored the Section 307 IPC charge, holding that injuries on non-vital body parts do not negate an attempt-to-murder charge if the requisite intention is evident.
Can forgery charges be dropped merely because the original document is missing?
Antonetto J D'Souza vs Aldila Braganza and Others
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order discharging the accused for forgery, holding that absence of the original forged document alone cannot terminate the prosecution and the trial must proceed.
Does receiving a child victim's complaint amount to knowledge of the offence under POCSO?
AAA vs Linda Sema & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that a school headmistress who received a child victim's complaint of sexual assault had knowledge of the offence under Section 19 of the POCSO Act and could not be discharged from prosecution for failing to report it.
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