Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Shatrughan vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused committed the murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Shatrughan vs. The State of Chhattisgarh Judgment Date: 20 July 2023 Date of the Judgment: 20 July […]
Supreme Court Grants Bail to Teesta Setalvad in Forgery Case: Teesta Setalvad vs. State of Gujarat (2023) INSC 637 (19 July 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in rejecting the bail application of the accused in a case involving allegations of fabricating evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Teesta Atul Setalvad vs.
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Assault Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Boini Mahipal vs. State of Telangana (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for assault can be sustained without sufficient evidence of their direct involvement. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Boini Mahipal and Anr vs. State of Telangana. Judgment Date: 19
Supreme Court overturns POCSO conviction in elopement case: P. Yuvaprakash vs. State (2023) INSC 676 (18 July 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) can be sustained when the victim eloped willingly and medical evidence doesn’t conclusively prove sexual assault. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case
Supreme Court clarifies procedure for summoning additional accused under Section 319 CrPC: Yashodhan Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person summoned as an additional accused under Section 319 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) is entitled to a hearing before being added to the trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case
Supreme Court Upholds 100% Disability for Injured Laborer in Compensation Case LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of “total disablement” under the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923. CASE TYPE: Employee Compensation Law Case Name: Indra Bai vs. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. [Judgment Date]: 17 July 2023 Date of the Judgment: 17 July 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 624 Judges: J.B.
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Negligence in Accidental Firing Case Date of the Judgment: 17 July 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 622 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Rajesh Bindal, J. Can a person be convicted of murder if a death occurs due to the accidental firing of a weapon during a scuffle? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court Clarifies Priority of Electricity Dues in Insolvency: Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. vs. Raman Ispat Pvt. Ltd. (2023) Date of the Judgment: July 17, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 625 Judges: S. Ravindra Bhat, J, Dipankar Datta, J. Can electricity dues be treated as secured debts, and if so, what is their priority in
Supreme Court Upholds GST Summons, Limits High Court Interference: State of Gujarat vs. Choodamani Parmeshwaran Iyer (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether High Courts can interfere with the statutory power of arrest under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) during summons for interrogation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal (Tax Law) Case Name: The State
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in 1987 Murder Case: CBI vs. Shyam Bihari & Others (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in rejecting the appeal against acquittal in a case where the trial court found the prosecution’s evidence insufficient to prove the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Doubtful Eyewitness Testimony LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of an accused can be sustained based on the testimony of eyewitnesses whose presence at the scene of the crime is doubtful and whose statements are inconsistent with the initial report. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ranjeet Singh vs.
Supreme Court quashes High Court order on further investigation report in road accident case: Mathew Alexander vs. Mohammed Shafi (2023) INSC 621 Date of the Judgment: July 13, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 621 Judges: B.V. Nagarathna J., Prashant Kumar Mishra J. Can a High Court make findings on negligence while considering the correctness of a
