Supreme Court overturns conviction in dacoity case due to faulty identification: Jafar vs. State of Kerala (2024) INSC 207 (15 March 2024) Date of the Judgment: 15 March 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 207 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Sandeep Mehta, J. Can a conviction for dacoity be upheld when the identification of the accused is […]
Supreme Court overturns conviction in dacoity case: Nagaraja vs. State of Karnataka (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the trial court’s acquittal based on circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Dacoity Case Name: Nagaraja vs. State of Karnataka [Judgment Date]: 6 December 2019 Date of the Judgment: 6 December 2019
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were rightly convicted for kidnapping for ransom under Section 364A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Kidnapping, Dacoity Case Name: Birbal Choudhary @ Mukhiya Jee vs. State of Bihar [Judgment Date]: October 6, 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: October 6, 2017 Citation: Not Available
