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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Doubtful Testimony: Saheb vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) INSC 700 (18 September 2024)

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Doubtful Testimony: Saheb vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) INSC 700 (18 September 2024) Date of the Judgment: 18 September 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 700 Judges: Justice Sanjay Kumar, Justice Aravind Kumar Can a conviction for murder be upheld when the primary eyewitness account is inconsistent and […]

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Lack of Corroborative Evidence: Jitendra Kumar Mishra vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) INSC 20 (5 January 2024)

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Lack of Corroborative Evidence: Jitendra Kumar Mishra vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) INSC 20 (5 January 2024) Date of the Judgment: 5 January 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 20 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J. and Pankaj Mithal, J. Can a conviction for murder be sustained solely on

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Supreme Court acquits Guna Mahto in wife’s murder case: A case of circumstantial evidence (16 March 2023)

Supreme Court acquits Guna Mahto in wife’s murder case: A case of circumstantial evidence (16 March 2023) Date of the Judgment: 16th March, 2023 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Sanjay Karol Can a conviction be sustained solely on the basis of circumstantial evidence, especially when the investigation is incomplete

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Based on Unreliable Witness Testimony: Mahendra Singh vs. State of M.P. (2022)

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Based on Unreliable Witness Testimony: Mahendra Singh vs. State of M.P. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of eyewitness testimony in criminal cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Mahendra Singh and Ors. vs. State of M.P. [Judgment Date]: June 3, 2022 Date of the Judgment: June 3, 2022 Citation:

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Circumstantial Evidence: Malaichamy vs. State of Tamil Nadu (23 January 2019)

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Circumstantial Evidence: Malaichamy vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Malaichamy & Anr. vs.

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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case Based on Inconsistent Dying Declarations: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Shabana Bi (2018) INSC 724 (29 August 2018)

Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case Based on Inconsistent Dying Declarations Date of the Judgment: 29 August 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 724 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and Vineet Saran, J. Can inconsistencies in dying declarations lead to the acquittal of an accused in a murder case? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this

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Supreme Court acquits accused in alleged strangulation case: State of Karnataka vs. Srinivasa (2018)

Supreme Court acquits accused in alleged strangulation case: State of Karnataka vs. Srinivasa (2018) Date of the Judgment: 14th August, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 723 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., Vineet Saran, J. Can a conviction for murder be overturned if medical evidence suggests the possibility of suicide? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this

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Supreme Court Acquits Mother-in-Law in Dowry Death Case: Dev Kanya Tiwari vs. State of U.P. (2018)

Supreme Court Acquits Mother-in-Law in Dowry Death Case: Dev Kanya Tiwari vs. State of U.P. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was guilty of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 based on circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Dev Kanya Tiwari vs. State of U.P. [Judgment Date]: March 12, 2018

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Supreme Court overturns conviction in NDPS case due to flawed evidence: State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Trilok Chand (2018)

Supreme Court overturns conviction in NDPS case due to flawed evidence: State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Trilok Chand (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) due to inconsistencies in the prosecution’s case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Narcotic Drugs

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