Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Attempted Murder Case: Mustak @ Kanio Ahmed Shaikh vs. State of Gujarat (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the identification of the accused by the eyewitnesses was reliable and if the chain of custody of the bullet was properly established in an attempted murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mustak @ […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Rameshwar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of an accused can be upheld under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, when there is no direct evidence of the specific act that
Supreme Court overturns conviction in brutal multiple murder case: Ankush Maruti Shinde vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused based solely on the identification by eye-witnesses is sustainable, especially when there are doubts about the reliability of the witnesses and the fairness of the investigation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Eyewitness Testimony and Dying Declaration: Laltu Ghosh vs. State of West Bengal (2019) INSC 123 LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and reliability of eyewitness testimony and dying declarations in criminal cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Laltu Ghosh vs. State of West Bengal [Judgment Date]: 19 February 2019
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Sole Eye Witness Testimony LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 can be sustained based on the sole testimony of an eye-witness, when other co-accused mentioned by the same witness have been acquitted. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kripal
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction: Satya Raj Singh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the appellant for murder was justified based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Satya Raj Singh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: 28 January 2019 Date of the Judgment: 28 January
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Gruesome Murder Case: Palani vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the testimony of a single eyewitness, corroborated by medical evidence, is sufficient to uphold a conviction in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Palani vs. State of Tamil Nadu [Judgment Date]: 27 November 2018 Introduction
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Evidence Destruction Case: State of Maharashtra vs. Dinesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the testimony of a sole eyewitness, who remained silent for a prolonged period after witnessing a crime, is sufficient for conviction. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State of Maharashtra vs. Dinesh Judgment Date: 07 February 2018 Date of
Date of the Judgment: 18th September 2009 Judges: Harjit Singh Bedi, J. and J.M. Panchal, J. Did the High Court err in upholding the conviction of the accused based on eyewitness testimony and medical evidence in a decades-old murder case? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in an appeal stemming from a 1977
