Homicide

Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Murder Case: Ramesh vs. State of Karnataka (2024)

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Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Murder Case: Ramesh vs. State of Karnataka (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in reversing the Trial Court’s acquittal in a murder case, considering the discrepancies in witness testimonies and the principles governing appeals against acquittals. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ramesh and another vs. State […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Homicidal Death Case: Nawab vs. State of Uttarakhand (22 January 2020)

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Homicidal Death Case: Nawab vs. State of Uttarakhand (2020) Date of the Judgment: 22 January 2020 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 884 of 2013 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., Navin Sinha, J. Can a person be convicted for murder based on circumstantial evidence and the failure to provide a plausible explanation when

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Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Domestic Violence Case: Paul vs. State of Kerala (2020)

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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

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Supreme Court Reinstates Murder Conviction: State of Uttar Pradesh v. Faquirey (2019)

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Supreme Court Reinstates Murder Conviction in Uttar Pradesh Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in converting a murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder based on grave and sudden provocation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: State of Uttar Pradesh v. Faquirey. Judgment Date: 11 February 2019 Date of the

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Supreme Court reduces murder conviction to culpable homicide in sudden fight case: Chenda @ Chanda Ram vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2013) INSC 571 (27 August 2013)

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Date of the Judgment: 27 August 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 571 Judges: Chandramauli Kr. Prasad, J., Kurian Joseph, J. Can a fight that starts over a trivial issue, like a cat jumping onto someone’s terrace, lead to a murder conviction? The Supreme Court of India recently examined this question. In this case, the court considered

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