Supreme Court overturns acquittal in murder case: Pruthiviraj Jayantibhai Vanol vs. Dinesh Dayabhai Vala (2021) Date of the Judgment: July 26, 2021 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 177 of 2014 Judges: Justice Navin Sinha and Justice R. Subhash Reddy Can a High Court reverse a Trial Court’s conviction based on a perceived inconsistency between eyewitness testimony […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Kalabhai Hamirbhai Kachhot vs. State of Gujarat (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the concurrent findings of the trial court and High Court in a murder case, based on the testimony of injured eyewitnesses and medical evidence, warrant interference by the Supreme Court. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kalabhai Hamirbhai
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Attempted Murder Case: Mustak @ Kanio Ahmed Shaikh vs. State of Gujarat (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the identification of the accused by the eyewitnesses was reliable and if the chain of custody of the bullet was properly established in an attempted murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mustak @
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Pavan Vasudeo Sharma vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Pavan Vasudeo Sharma vs. State of Maharashtra
