Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Doubtful Eyewitness Testimony: Chhote Lal vs. Rohtash & Ors. (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in setting aside the conviction of the accused based on the testimony of a sole eyewitness, who is also the complainant and father of the deceased, and on […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Common Intention: Maheshwari Yadav vs. State of Bihar (2023) Date of the Judgment: December 13, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 1068 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J. and Pankaj Mithal, J. Can mere presence at a crime scene along with the main perpetrator lead to a conviction for
Supreme Court upholds acquittal in murder case due to flawed witness examination: Chandrasekhar Patel vs. Suresh & Ors. (2023) INSC 1083 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in acquitting the accused in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Chandrasekhar Patel vs. Suresh & Ors. Judgment Date: 30 November 2023 Date
Supreme Court acquits accused due to flawed Section 313 CrPC examination in NDPS case (24 November 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be sustained if material circumstances are not put to the accused during their examination under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Supreme Court Directs Expeditious Trial of Criminal Cases Against MPs and MLAs (2023) INSC 991 LEGAL ISSUE: Monitoring and expediting criminal trials against sitting and former Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs). CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation (Criminal) Case Name: Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay vs. Union of India & Anr. [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court acquits accused in rape case due to insufficient evidence of prosecutrix’s age: Manak Chand vs. State of Haryana (2023) INSC 959 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution successfully proved that the prosecutrix was a minor at the time of the alleged offense, thus making her consent immaterial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, specifically rape under
Supreme Court overturns Trial Court’s Order under Section 319 CrPC: Aarif & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Trial Court was correct in summoning the appellants under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Aarif & Ors. vs. The State of Rajasthan
Supreme Court quashes conviction due to violation of Section 52A of NDPS Act: Yusuf @ Asif vs State (2023) INSC 912 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether non-compliance with Section 52A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) regarding the seizure and sampling of contraband invalidates a conviction. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law (Narcotics) Case
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Identification: Dharma vs. State of Haryana (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an accused can be convicted of murder when the primary eyewitness fails to identify them in court. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Dharma @ Dharam Singh & Anr. vs. State of Haryana. [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court’s Power to Summon Additional Accused Under Section 319 CrPC LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court can summon additional accused under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) based on evidence presented during the trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sandeep Kumar vs. The State of Haryana &
Supreme Court Upholds NIA Investigation in West Bengal Violence Case LEGAL ISSUE: The extent of the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) power to investigate scheduled offenses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, National Security Case Name: The State of West Bengal & Ors vs Suvendu Adhikari & Ors Judgment Date: 24 July 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
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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
