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Can a POCSO FIR filed during custody battle be quashed as abuse of process?
'R' vs 'E' & Anr.
The Supreme Court quashed a false POCSO FIR filed by a mother against the father during a custody dispute, restored custody to the father, and mandated psychological expert evaluation before arresting a parent accused under POCSO in matrimonial cases.
Can a Sessions Court impose life imprisonment excluding all statutory remission for murder?
Naval Kishore & Anr. vs State of Punjab
The Supreme Court held that a Sessions Court cannot direct that a life sentence for murder excludes statutory remission, and modified the sentence to 25 years rigorous imprisonment without remission.
Can a person be convicted of murder if the police investigation is highly careless
Ashok Upadhyay and Anr. vs. The State of Bihar
The Supreme Court acquitted two men convicted of murder because the investigation was full of gaps and the family witnesses were untrustworthy.
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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