Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Doubtful Eyewitness Testimony: Jasobanta Sahu vs. State of Orissa (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Jasobanta Sahu vs. State of Orissa Judgment Date: April 30, 2024 Date of the […]
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to weak circumstantial evidence: Pritinder Singh vs State of Punjab (2023) Date of the Judgment: July 5, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 614 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Sanjay Karol, J. The Supreme Court of India recently overturned a conviction in a murder case, highlighting the importance of
Supreme Court Acquits Accused Based on Weak Extra-Judicial Confession: Pawan Kumar Chourasia vs. State of Bihar (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Evidentiary value of extra-judicial confession in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Pawan Kumar Chourasia vs. State of Bihar Judgment Date: March 14, 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: March 14, 2023 Citation: 2023
Supreme Court upholds acquittal in murder case based on weak extra-judicial confession: State of Rajasthan vs. Kistoora Ram (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be solely based on an extra-judicial confession without corroborating evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: State of Rajasthan vs. Kistoora Ram Judgment Date: 28 July 2022 Introduction Date of
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:
Supreme Court overturns conviction in kidnapping and murder case: Shailendra Rajdev Pasvan vs. State of Gujarat (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the trial court’s acquittal based on circumstantial evidence and an extra-judicial confession in a kidnapping and murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Shailendra Rajdev Pasvan and Others
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Manoj Kumar vs. State of Uttarakhand (2019) Date of the Judgment: April 05, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 311 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J., Indira Banerjee, J. Can a conviction for murder be sustained solely on circumstantial evidence? The Supreme Court of
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction Based Solely on Extra-Judicial Confession in Murder Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code can be solely based on an extra-judicial confession. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Chakarai @ Chakaravarthi vs. State Rep. by Inspector of Police Judgment Date: 24 January 2019 Introduction Date
