Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Ramvir vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in convicting the appellant under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 148 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, when the trial court […]
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Conclusive Circumstantial Evidence LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: Uppala Bixam @ Bixmaiah vs. The State
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder Case: Sk. Khabir vs. State of West Bengal (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for murder based on the testimony of related eye-witnesses and corroborated by medical evidence is valid. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sk. Khabir vs. State of West Bengal [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court partially allows appeal in Vilasini vs. State of Kerala (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in convicting the appellant under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Vilasini vs. The State of Kerala Judgment Date: 25 September 2018 Date of the Judgment: 25
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case Based on Inconsistent Dying Declarations Date of the Judgment: 29 August 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 724 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and Vineet Saran, J. Can inconsistencies in dying declarations lead to the acquittal of an accused in a murder case? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Gangabishan Case (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused had the intention to commit murder or cause bodily injury likely to cause death. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Gangabishan @ Vishnu & Ors. Judgment Date: 27 July 2018 Date of the
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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Khurshid Ahmed vs. State of Jammu and Kashmir (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the trial court’s acquittal in a murder case based on the evidence of a sole eyewitness and other corroborating evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Khurshid Ahmed vs. State
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Land Dispute Case (2018) Date of the Judgment: May 15, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 439 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can a sudden fight during a land dispute reduce a murder charge to culpable homicide? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Culpable Homicide Case: Kumar vs. State (2018) INSC 423 Date of the Judgment: May 11, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 423 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J. and S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can a conviction for murder be upheld when the prosecution fails to explain injuries on the accused and when there are
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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Chandra Bhawan Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were responsible for the murder of the deceased. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Chandra Bhawan Singh vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment Date: 01 May 2018 Date of the Judgment: 01
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder Case: Ganapathi vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of evidence from related witnesses and a child witness in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ganapathi & Anr. vs. The State of Tamil Nadu Judgment Date: 27 March 2018 Date of the Judgment: 27
Supreme Court sets aside bail in communal murder case: Mubin Shaikh vs. State of Maharashtra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court’s grant of bail was justified in a case involving a murder motivated by communal hatred. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Mubin Shaikh vs. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. Judgment Date: 08
