Criminal Procedure

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Doubtful Eyewitness Testimony: Ranjeet Singh vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2023) INSC 636 (13 July 2023)

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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 Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Doubtful Eyewitness Testimony: Ranjeet Singh vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2023) INSC 636 (13 July 2023) Read Post »

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to FIR Interpolation and Lack of Evidence: Mohd. Muslim vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023)

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to FIR Interpolation and Lack of Evidence: Mohd. Muslim vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were guilty of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, when the FIR was found to be ante-timed and there was a lack of

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Doubtful Eyewitness Testimony: Sita Ram vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) INSC 364

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Doubtful Eyewitness Testimony: Sita Ram vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) INSC 364 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the testimony of eyewitnesses whose statements are inconsistent and who have a prior enmity with the accused can be relied upon for conviction in a murder case, especially when independent

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Supreme Court clarifies the necessity of sanction under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in cases of alleged police misconduct: Dr. S.M. Mansoori (Dead) Thr. L.R. vs. Surekha Parmar & Ors. (2023) INSC 359 (12 April 2023)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC in Police Misconduct Case Date of the Judgment: 12 April 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 359 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Rajesh Bindal, J. Can a criminal complaint against a police officer be quashed at the initial stage for lack of prior sanction under Section 197 of the

Supreme Court clarifies the necessity of sanction under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in cases of alleged police misconduct: Dr. S.M. Mansoori (Dead) Thr. L.R. vs. Surekha Parmar & Ors. (2023) INSC 359 (12 April 2023) Read Post »

Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Culpable Homicide Case: Panneer Selvam vs. State of Tamil Nadu (21 March 2023)

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Culpable Homicide Case: Panneer Selvam vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Reduction of sentence for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Panneer Selvam vs. State of Tamil Nadu. Judgment Date: 21 March 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 21 March 2023 Citation: Not

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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case: Roopwanti vs. State of Haryana (24 February 2023)

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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case: Roopwanti vs. State of Haryana (2023) Date of the Judgment: 24th February 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 137 Judges: Justice Krishna Murari and Justice B.V. Nagarathna Can a higher court overturn an acquittal by a lower court? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question while hearing an appeal against

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Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction: Suresh vs. State of Kerala (2023)

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Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction: Suresh vs. State of Kerala (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused’s actions constitute murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, or culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part I of the same code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Suresh vs. State of Kerala Judgment

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Supreme Court acquits conductors in Punjab Roadways ticket scam case: Jarnail Singh & Anr. vs. State of Punjab (2022)

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Supreme Court acquits conductors in Punjab Roadways ticket scam case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution established the charges against the appellants beyond a reasonable doubt in the absence of legally reliable, admissible, and unimpeachable evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Jarnail Singh & Anr. vs. State of Punjab Judgment Date: 12 July 2022 Date

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Child Rape and Murder Case: Veerendra vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022)

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Child Rape and Murder Case: Veerendra vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a death sentence awarded in a case of rape and murder of a minor based on circumstantial evidence is sustainable, and whether the sentence can be commuted to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case

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Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Murder Case: Imran vs. Mohammed Bhava & Anr. (22 April 2022)

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Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Murder Case: Imran vs. Mohammed Bhava & Anr. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court correctly granted bail to the accused in a murder case, overlooking the gravity of the offense and available evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Imran vs. Mohammed Bhava & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 22 April 2022

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Judgment for Delayed Reasoning in Murder Case

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Judgment for Delayed Reasoning in Murder Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court judgment can be set aside for pronouncing the operative part of the order without a reasoned judgment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Indrajeet Yadav vs. Santosh Singh and Anr. Judgment Date: April 19, 2022 Date of

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Supreme Court Upholds Default Bail Under UAPA: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Sadique and Ors. (2022)

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Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petition on Default Bail Under UAPA Date of the Judgment: March 15, 2022 Citation: Review Petition (Criminal) No. of 2022 (Arising out of Diary No. 1930 of 2022) in Criminal Appeal No. 963 of 2021 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J., S. Ravindra Bhat, J., Bela M. Trivedi, J. Can a Magistrate

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