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Can courts order fresh de novo investigation after acquittal if prior investigations were biased?
Kusumavati Gowda vs The Government of Karnataka & Ors.
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's refusal and ordered a de novo investigation by a fresh SIT into the 2012 rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl after three prior investigations were found to be tainted and inadequate.
Can helpers escape a murder conviction if they did not fire the fatal shot?
Santosh Singh v. The State of Madhya Pradesh and Ors.
The Supreme Court ruled that individuals who actively assist a killer by holding the victim or urging them to shoot share the common intention and must be convicted of murder.
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