Murder

Supreme Court Alters Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Sunny @ Santosh vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) INSC 878 (20 November 2024)

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Supreme Court Alters Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Sunny @ Santosh vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) INSC 878 (20 November 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 is sustainable when the incident occurs during a sudden fight without premeditation. CASE TYPE: […]

Supreme Court Alters Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Sunny @ Santosh vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) INSC 878 (20 November 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court alters conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder in Sunil @ Sonu vs State NCT of Delhi (2024)

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Supreme Court alters conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder in Sunil @ Sonu vs State NCT of Delhi (2024) Date of the Judgment: September 24, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 727 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and K.V. Viswanathan, J. Can a conviction for murder be altered to culpable homicide not amounting to

Supreme Court alters conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder in Sunil @ Sonu vs State NCT of Delhi (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 Conviction in Murder Case: Thatireddigari Maheswara Reddy vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2024)

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Thatireddigari Maheswara Reddy vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2024) Date of the Judgment: July 8, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 495 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J. and Pankaj Mithal, J. Can the testimony of eyewitnesses who are related to the victim be considered reliable in a murder case? The

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Doubtful Eyewitness Testimony: Jasobanta Sahu vs. State of Orissa (2024)

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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 Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Doubtful Eyewitness Testimony: Jasobanta Sahu vs. State of Orissa (2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Mohd. Ahsan vs. State of Haryana (25 April 2024)

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Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Mohd. Ahsan vs. State of Haryana (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) can be reduced to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 of the IPC in cases of

Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Mohd. Ahsan vs. State of Haryana (25 April 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder in Karimans Case

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Supreme Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder in Karimans Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 should be altered to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, given the circumstances of the

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder Case: Ramvir @ Saket Singh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024)

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder Case: Ramvir @ Saket Singh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in upholding the conviction of the accused based on the testimony of eyewitnesses in a double murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Ramvir @ Saket Singh vs.

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Tutored Witnesses: Manikandan vs. State (2024)

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Tutored Witnesses: Manikandan vs. State (2024) Date of the Judgment: April 5, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 272 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Pankaj Mithal, J. Can a conviction for murder stand when the key witnesses have been tutored by the police? The Supreme Court of India

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Daylight Murder Case Despite Lack of Motive: Chandan vs. State (2024) INSC 271

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Daylight Murder Case Despite Lack of Motive: Chandan vs. State (2024) INSC 271 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 can be upheld based on reliable eyewitness testimony, even if the prosecution fails to establish a motive for the crime. CASE TYPE: Criminal

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Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Murder Case: Aqeel Ahmad vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024)

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Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Murder Case: Aqeel Ahmad vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail to the accused in a murder case based on parity with co-accused without considering the specific roles and gravity of the charges. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Aqeel Ahmad

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Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Birthday Party Shooting Case

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Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Birthday Party Shooting Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of shooting during a sudden quarrel amounts to murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Yogesh @ Sonu Tharu vs. The State Judgment Date: April 4, 2024 Date of the

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