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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Inconsistent Witness Testimony: George vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2024) INSC 974 (13 December 2024)

/ Criminal Law, Evidence, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 341, Offences Against Human Body, Witness Testimony

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Inconsistent Witness Testimony: George vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2024) INSC 974 (13 December 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be sustained when based solely on the testimony of a witness whose evidence is deemed unreliable for other accused individuals involved in the same incident. CASE […]

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Inconsistent Witness Testimony: George vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2024) INSC 974 (13 December 2024) Read Post »

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

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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) 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 Upholds Landowner’s Rights, Denies Compensation to Unauthorized Occupants in Property Dispute

/ Civil Procedure, Claims, Compensation, Evidence, Land Acquisition, Mysore (Personnel & Miscellaneous) Inams Abolition Act, 1954, Pleadings, Property Law, Vesting of Land

Supreme Court Upholds Landowner’s Rights, Denies Compensation to Unauthorized Occupants in Property Dispute LEGAL ISSUE: Entitlement to compensation for land acquired for public projects when ownership is disputed. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Lakshmesh M. vs. P. Rajalakshmi (Dead) by Lrs. and Ors. [Judgment Date]: 11 September 2024 Date of the Judgment: 11

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Supreme Court overturns conviction in robbery-murder case due to lack of evidence: Kishore & Ors. vs. State of Punjab (2024)

/ Criminal Procedure, Evidence, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 149, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Offences Against Human Body, Test Identification Parade

Supreme Court overturns conviction in robbery-murder case due to lack of evidence: Kishore & Ors. vs. State of Punjab (2024) Date of the Judgment: February 7, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 91 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Ujjal Bhuyan, J. Can a conviction for serious offenses like robbery and murder be upheld when key witnesses are

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Shatrughan vs. State of Chhattisgarh (20 July 2023)

/ Criminal Procedure, Criminal Procedure with FIR, Evidence, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Shatrughan vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused committed the murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Shatrughan vs. The State of Chhattisgarh Judgment Date: 20 July 2023 Date of the Judgment: 20 July

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Assault Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Boini Mahipal vs. State of Telangana (2023)

/ Criminal Law, Evidence, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 323, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Joint Liability

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Assault Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Boini Mahipal vs. State of Telangana (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for assault can be sustained without sufficient evidence of their direct involvement. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Boini Mahipal and Anr vs. State of Telangana. Judgment Date: 19

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Supreme Court overturns conviction in child assault and murder case due to flawed investigation: Prakash Nishad vs State of Maharashtra (2023)

/ B.R. Gavai, Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 53A, Criminal Investigation, Evidence, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 376, Judges, Offences Against Human Body, Sanjay Karol, Vikram Nath

Supreme Court overturns conviction in child assault and murder case due to flawed investigation: Prakash Nishad vs State of Maharashtra (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be upheld solely on the basis of circumstantial evidence and DNA evidence when the investigation is flawed and the accused’s disclosure statement is not properly recorded. CASE TYPE:

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in 1976 Murder Case Citing Doubtful Witness Testimony

/ Abhay S. Oka, Criminal Law, Criminal Law with FIR, Evidence, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Judges, Offences Against Human Body, Rajesh Bindal

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in 1976 Murder Case Citing Doubtful Witness Testimony LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of child witness testimony and identification of accused in criminal cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Radhey Shyam & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan [Judgment Date]: 12 April 2023 Date of the Judgment: 12 April 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC

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Supreme Court Settles Property Ownership Dispute: Murti Shri Durga Bhawani Trust vs. Diwan Chand (2023)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Adverse Possession, Civil Procedure Code, Civil Procedure Code with Local Commissioner's report, Evidence, Judges, Property Law, Property Law with Khasra No. 4833, Rajesh Bindal

Supreme Court Settles Property Ownership Dispute: Murti Shri Durga Bhawani Trust vs. Diwan Chand (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of property ownership and the validity of claims based on adverse possession. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute. Case Name: Murti Shri Durga Bhawani (Hetuwali) Trust & Anr. vs. Sh. Diwan Chand (Dead) through LRs & Ors. Judgment

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Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction: Suresh vs. State of Kerala (2023)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Bela M. Trivedi, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, First Information Statement, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 449, Judges, Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction: Suresh vs. State of Kerala (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused’s actions constitute murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, or culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part I of the same code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Suresh vs. State of Kerala Judgment

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder Case Based on Eyewitness Testimony and Circumstantial Evidence: Hajabhai Rajashibhai Odedara vs. State of Gujarat (2022) INSC 644 (11 July 2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder Case Based on Eyewitness Testimony and Circumstantial Evidence LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for murder can be sustained based on the testimony of a sole eyewitness who provided inconsistent statements, along with circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Hajabhai Rajashibhai Odedara vs. State of

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Sarepalli Sreenivas vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2022)

/ Criminal Law, Dowry Death, Evidence, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 201, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 498A, Judges, Offences Against Human Body, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, S. Ravindra Bhat, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Sarepalli Sreenivas vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: April 06, 2022 The Supreme Court of India, in this case, addressed a critical issue of dowry death and the culpability of the husband and his family members. Can a death be classified as dowry

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