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Supreme Court: Abetment Of Suicide' Offence Can't Be Invoked Only To Assuage Feelings Of Family
While the persons involved in genuine cases where the threshold is met should not be spared, the provision should not be deployed against individuals, only to assuage the immediate feelings of the ...
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Supreme Court: When Accused Acted With Common Intention, Punishment Can't Be Reduced Merely Because Injury Inflicted Individually Wasn't Severe
Merely for the reason that. the injuries inflicted by Accused no.2 (K.B.Vijayakumar) were less than what was inflicted by Accused no.3 (K.B.Jayakumar @ Suresh) and the injuries we ...
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Supreme Court: Bodily Injuries Not Necessary To Prove Sexual Assault; Victims Respond To Trauma In Different Ways
9. It is a common myth that sexual assault must leave injuries. Trial No. 40 of 1998 evaluated the evidence of the prosecutrix (PW2), her father Jawahari Lal (PW-1), Rajendra Singh (PW-4) - treated ...