False promise of marriage for rape conviction
A married woman had sexual relations with the accused, who promised to marry her. The courts initially found the accused guilty of the offense under Section 376 of the Indian…
Conviction Reversal Due to Witness Tampering and Tainted Investigation
In the Supreme Court of India, a case involving the alleged murder of an individual was reviewed. The Trial Court and High Court had both acquitted the accused based on…
Quashing of FIR for procuring false evidence.
In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court discussed the ingredients of the offense of using threats to procure false evidence and quashed the FIR which did not indicate the ingredients…
Understanding detention and custody in criminal proceedings
custody versus detention