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Supreme Court overturns conviction in Madhya Pradesh murder case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Ramjan Khan & Ors. (25 October 2024)

Supreme Court overturns conviction in Madhya Pradesh murder case Date of the Judgment: 25 October 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 823 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J., Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Can a High Court overturn a trial court’s conviction in a murder case based on witness testimonies? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a […]

Supreme Court acquits accused in murder case based on circumstantial evidence: Satish Nirankari vs. State of Rajasthan (2017)

June 9, 2017 / A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan, Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 313, Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 374, Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 101, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 106, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 309, Judges, Offences Against Human Body

LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused committed murder, or if the death was a suicide. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Satish Nirankari vs. State of Rajasthan Judgment Date: 09 June 2017 Date of the Judgment: 09 June 2017 Citation: 2017 INSC 545 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J., Ashok Bhushan, J.

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