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Indian judicial rulings on criminal cases

Overview

The Indian judiciary has issued several significant rulings regarding violent crimes. In Karnataka, the Supreme Court of India upheld the conviction of police officials in a custodial death case, ruling that medical evidence and testimony proved the deceased were beaten while in police custody. The Court noted that the burden of proof shifted to the accused to explain the deaths since the individuals were alive upon entering the station.

In separate developments, fast-track courts delivered verdicts in cases of child rape and murder. In Mysuru, Karnataka, a man was convicted for the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl, with investigators using CCTV footage to secure an arrest. In Nashik, Maharashtra, a court sentenced a man to death for the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl, characterizing the crime as the ‘rarest of the rare’ and ordering financial assistance for the victim’s family.

Entities

Karthik · Supreme Court of India · Nashik · Karnataka High Court · Vijay Sanjay Khairnar

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 5 sources
    Indian courts convict men in separate child rape and murder cases

    Fast-track courts in India have handed down convictions in two separate cases involving the rape and murder of young girls in Karnataka and Maharashtra.

  2. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Supreme Court of India upholds custodial death conviction in Karnataka

    The Supreme Court of India upheld the conviction of police officials in Karnataka after medical and eyewitness evidence proved they were responsible for the custodial deaths of two individuals.

Sources

deccanchronicle.com · indtoday.com · legaldesire.com · liveLaw.in · pudhari.news · siasat.com · socialnews.xyz