Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Circumstantial Evidence: Indrajit Das vs. State of Tripura (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution successfully proved the guilt of the accused in a case based on circumstantial evidence where key links are missing. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Indrajit Das vs. The State of […]
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Ram Pratap vs. State of Haryana (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of an accused can be sustained solely on circumstantial evidence without establishing a complete chain of circumstances beyond reasonable doubt. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ram Pratap vs. State of
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Nazeer vs State (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to convict the accused of murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Nazeer @ Nazeer Mohammed vs. State Rep by Inspector of Police. [Judgment Date]: 29 September 2022 Date of the Judgment: 29
Supreme Court Overturns Death Penalty in Child Rape-Murder Case: Chotkau vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: 28 September 2022 The Supreme Court of India, in a significant judgment, overturned the death penalty awarded to the appellant in a case involving the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl. The case hinged
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case: Ravi Sharma vs. State (2022) INSC 594 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in overturning the acquittal by the trial court based on circumstantial evidence and motive. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ravi Sharma vs. State (Government of NCT of Delhi) & Anr. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court acquits appellants in electrocution death case: Nanjundappa vs. State of Karnataka (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellants were negligent in their duties leading to the electrocution and death of the victim. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Nanjundappa & Anr. vs. The State of Karnataka Judgment Date: 17 May 2022 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Wife’s Murder Case: Sathish Kumar vs. State of Karnataka (2022) Date of the Judgment: 23 February 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 168 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha Can circumstantial evidence alone be enough to convict someone of murder? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Kidnapping and Murder Case: Yogesh vs. State of Haryana (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused in a case of kidnapping and murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Yogesh vs. State of Haryana. [Judgment Date]: April 6, 2021 Introduction Date of
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: State of Odisha vs. Banabihari Mohapatra (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in dismissing the State’s appeal against acquittal on the grounds of delay and whether the Trial Court was correct in acquitting the accused in the absence of sufficient
Supreme Court overturns conviction in double murder case: Basheera Begum vs. Mohammed Ibrahim (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the Trial Court’s conviction based on circumstantial evidence in a double murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction Case Name: Basheera Begum vs. Mohammed Ibrahim & Ors. Judgment Date: 31 January
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Homicidal Death Case: Nawab vs. State of Uttarakhand (2020) Date of the Judgment: 22 January 2020 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 884 of 2013 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., Navin Sinha, J. Can a person be convicted for murder based on circumstantial evidence and the failure to provide a plausible explanation when
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Harinder Singh vs. State of Punjab (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to convict the accused of murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Harinder Singh @ Hira vs. The State of Punjab Judgment Date: 17 December 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
