Supreme Court Enhances Sentences in Culpable Homicide Case: Uggarsain vs. State of Haryana (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in modifying the conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder and whether the sentence was appropriate. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Uggarsain vs. The State of Haryana & Ors. […]
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Culpable Homicide Case: Panneer Selvam vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Reduction of sentence in a culpable homicide case 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
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in “Phakadiyat” Attack Case: State of Uttarakhand vs. Sachendra Singh Rawat (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in altering the conviction of murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder based on the exception of sudden fight. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: State of
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Culpable Homicide Case: Govindan vs. State (2021) Date of the Judgment: December 17, 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 735 Judges: R. Subhash Reddy, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J. Can a sentence for culpable homicide be reduced when the act occurred during a sudden quarrel and in the exercise of the right to
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Brutal Assault Case: Vinod Kumar vs. Amritpal & Ors. (2021) INSC 742 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the offense of murder under Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) is established when injuries are inflicted on vital body parts, even if there was no explicit intention to cause death. CASE
Supreme Court reduces sentence for culpable homicide not amounting to murder: Pawan Kumar vs. State of Uttarakhand (2021) INSC 629 (24 September 2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the appellant under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 should be under Part I or Part II, considering the nature of the injuries and
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Culpable Homicide Case: Chandrakumar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in reducing the sentence awarded by the Trial Court in a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Chandrakumar @ Kali vs. The State of Madhya
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in 1981 Rioting Case: Dilip Shaw & Ors. vs. State of West Bengal (2020) Date of the Judgment: March 2, 2020 Citation: Dilip Shaw @ Sanatan & Anr. vs. The State of West Bengal and Ors., Criminal Appeal No. 1431 of 2013, with Criminal Appeal No. 1430 of 2013 Judges: Deepak
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Domestic Violence Case: Paul vs. State of Kerala (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was guilty of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) or culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II of the IPC. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Homicide Case
Supreme Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Land Dispute Case (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for murder should be converted to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part I of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Fatal Shooting Case: Awadhesh Kumar vs. State of U.P. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in modifying a murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder based on the exception of sudden fight without pre-meditation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Awadhesh Kumar vs. State
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Sita Ram vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2019) Introduction Date of the Judgment: July 9, 2019 Citation: Sita Ram vs. State of NCT of Delhi, Criminal Appeal No(s). 1014 of 2019 (Arising out of SLP(Crl.) No(s).9396 of 2018) Judges: Justice R. Banumathi
