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Supreme Court held: If a proposal made by the defense attorney to a witness during cross-examination is found to be incriminating, the accused would be bound by it and would be unable to flee: in light of BALU SUDAM KHALDE AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Supreme Court held: If a proposal made by the defense attorney to a witness during cross-examination is found to be incriminating, the accused would be bound by it and would be unable to flee: in light of BALU SUDAM KHALDE AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

In a recent Reportable Judgement (BALU SUDAM KHALDE AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[1]), the Supreme Court observed that suggestions made by the defence attorney to a witness during cross-examination, if found to be incriminating in nature, would unquestionably bind the accused and that the accused cannot escape on the Read more

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THE SUPREME COURT CLEARS A MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS WIFE 22 YEARS AGO, RULING THAT SUSPICION AND DOUBT CANNOT SERVE AS A GROUND FOR GUILT.

THE SUPREME COURT CLEARS A MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS WIFE 22 YEARS AGO, RULING THAT SUSPICION AND DOUBT CANNOT SERVE AS A GROUND FOR GUILT.

According to the top court, the prosecution must establish the accused’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in cases involving circumstantial evidence, which was not done in the immediate case. In the case of Guno Mahto v. State of Jharkhand, the Supreme Court recently declared that the courts had wrongly convicted Read more

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Payment of Duty Call up Allowance for Home Guards as Orissa HC rightly directed The effective date was modified by the Apex court: In light of Prakash Kumar Jena v State of Odisha

Payment of Duty Call up Allowance for Home Guards as Orissa HC  rightly directed The effective date was modified by the Apex court: In light of Prakash Kumar Jena v State of Odisha.

The Supreme Court of India considered the case of Prakash Kumar Jena v. State of Odisha [1]in 2021. In the state of Odisha, the issue concerned the payment of Duty Call Allowance to Home Guards. The State of Odisha was recently ordered by the Supreme Court to reevaluate its decision Read more

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