Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 174

Supreme Court clarifies the scope of Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder under Section 304 Part II IPC: Yuvraj Laxmilal Kanther & Anr. vs. State of Maharashtra (2025) INSC 338 (07 March 2025)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 174, Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 227, Culpable Homicide, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 304 Part II, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 304A, Judges, Ujjal Bhuyan

Date of the Judgment: 07 March 2025 Citation: (2025) INSC 338 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Ujjal Bhuyan, J. When does an accident at a workplace become a criminal offense? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question in the case of Yuvraj Laxmilal Kanther & Anr. vs. State of Maharashtra. The court […]

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Supreme Court Quashes Abetment to Suicide Charges: Mahendra Awase vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2025)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 174, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 107, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 306, Judges, K.V. Viswanathan, Offences Relating to Suicide

Supreme Court Quashes Abetment to Suicide Charges: Mahendra Awase vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2025) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the actions of a lender, in seeking repayment of a loan, constitute abetment to suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Mahendra Awase vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [Judgment

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Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Wife’s Death: R. Damodaran vs. State (23 February 2021)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Ashok Bhushan, Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 174, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 304, Judges, Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Wife’s Death: R. Damodaran vs. State (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused for the murder of his wife. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: R. Damodaran vs. The State Represented by the Inspector of Police Judgment Date: 23 February

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