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Supreme Court: If prosecution case is that deceased has died by strangulation, it must prove beyond reasonable doubt that deceased has died as a result of strangulation and strangulation alone
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We have given our anxious consideration to the submissions made by advocate Mr. Talekar, appearing for the accused. The Doctor (PW.4) was cross examined at length on technical aspects regarding…
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Supreme Court: Material omissions amounting to contradiction and material improvement in the evidence of prosecution witness, the court should disbelieve prosecution evidence
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14. Material Contradictions:While appreciating the evidence, the court has to take into consideration whether the contradictions/omissions had been of such magnitude that they may materially affect the trial. Minor contradictions,…
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Bombay HC: How to appreciate evidence in case of abetment of suicide of wife if evidence shows that everything was going on smoothly in her matrimonial home?
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The evidence of complainant (PW 2) and other witnesses show that Mangalabai died within one and half months of the marriage. Out of this period, she lived in the house…
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Tenth Circuit Holds That a Defense Presentation of Plaintiff’s “Cop-Watch” Social Media Posts at Trial Was Unduly Prejudicial Under Fed. R. Evid. 403, Warranting a New Trial
In Cronick v. City of Colorado Springs, No. 25-1235 (10th Cir. Aug. 28, 2026), the Tenth Circuit holds that cross-examining a plaintiff for about her “cop-watching” social media videos, in…
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Semi-Truck Crash Evidence: Spoilation Letters and Things Not Covered by FMCSA Retention Deadlines, The Need to Act Fast
After a big rig accident or tractor-trailer crash, investigative teams will take weeks or months to comb through all the data; witness statements; videos; documents; records; and other sources of…
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Criminal Law-Trespassing-Sufficiency of Evidence
Home>Opinions>Criminal Law-Trespassing-Sufficiency of Evidence Listen to this article Defendant appealed his conviction for trespassing, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence proving that he remained on private property after being asked…
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Bombay HC: What would effect if prosecution fails to examine persons residing in vicinity of spot of offence?
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Admittedly, there were shops around the shop of PW-3 Vivek where the alleged incident had taken place. There was a road in front of his shop and there were two…
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Bombay HC: What would effect if injured fails to disclose name of assailant to doctor who first treated him?
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Importantly, when PW1 had the earliest opportunity to disclose the names to Dr. Manor Shet (PW4), who has first examined PW2, PW2 did not disclose the names of the accused…
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Bombay HC: How to appreciate evidence if there is variance in the oral as well as MLC certificates?
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As per the evidence of PW1, he was unconscious soon after the incident and he was taken to MGM Hospital, Aurangabad, however, the discharge summary card of the injured-PW1 does…
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Bombay HC: Whether the court can accept explanation of injured that he could not lodge report as he was unconscious when medical evidence tells the contrary?
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Further, a contemporary document (Exh. 45), the certificate at the time of admission of the present applicant at Life Line Hospital, clearly shows that, on examination, the doctor found him…