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In a case for custody over a minor, the Family Judge, ruling in favor of the husband, used such pejorative terms against the wife such as "crippled disabled lady with [zero] source of income." The Supreme Court held that neither the mother's physical condition nor her income is determinative in a custody case.
The appellant killed his sister and her suspected paramour whom he caught in a compromising position. The court accepted the circumstances as a grave and sudden provocation.
The case involved the killing of a man and a woman, which was allegedly committed in the name of honor. Citing the Criminal Amendment Act 2016, the court said that the crime committed in the name of honor is not compoundable, and establishes that compromise by itself does not nullify the effect of conviction, especially when people have been murdered on account of honor.
The case involves the crime of rape, with the victim committing suicide after a rape. An out-of-court compromise was reached between the family of the victim and the accused. While the court found evidence on record that the rape was committed, the witnesses became hostile and resiled from their evidence.
The case involves the crime of rape. The accused was convicted but the parties entered into an out-of-court settlement. As a result, the sentence was lowered from life imprisonment to a prison term of 10 years.
A bank employee was convicted of murder and consequently removed from service. He later compromised with the victim's guardian and subsequently appealed for reinstatement. The court ruled in his favor, on the ground that compounding of the offense has the effect of purging the accused of the crime.