Criminal Law

Supreme Court overturns conviction for abetment of suicide in broken relationship case: Kamaruddin Dastagir Sanadi vs. State of Karnataka (2024) INSC 908 (29 November 2024)

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Supreme Court overturns conviction for abetment of suicide in broken relationship case: Kamaruddin Dastagir Sanadi vs. State of Karnataka (2024) INSC 908 (29 November 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a refusal to marry constitutes abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Kamaruddin Dastagir Sanadi vs. […]

Supreme Court overturns conviction for abetment of suicide in broken relationship case: Kamaruddin Dastagir Sanadi vs. State of Karnataka (2024) INSC 908 (29 November 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Grants Bail, Cautions Against Time-Bound Trial Orders: Sangram Sadashiv Suryavanshi vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) INSC 899 (25 November 2024)

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Supreme Court Grants Bail, Cautions Against Time-Bound Trial Orders: Sangram Sadashiv Suryavanshi vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) INSC 899 (25 November 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether bail should be granted to an accused based on long incarceration and whether High Courts should routinely fix time-bound schedules for trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Sangram Sadashiv

Supreme Court Grants Bail, Cautions Against Time-Bound Trial Orders: Sangram Sadashiv Suryavanshi vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) INSC 899 (25 November 2024) Read Post »

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 Upholds Conviction for House Trespass and Assault, Reduces Sentence: Didde Srinivas vs. State (2024) INSC 892 (13 November 2024)

/ Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 354, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 451, Offences Against Body, Sentencing

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for House Trespass and Assault, Reduces Sentence: Didde Srinivas vs. State (2024) INSC 892 (13 November 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under Section 451 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for house-trespass to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment is justified when the accused is also convicted of an offence

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for House Trespass and Assault, Reduces Sentence: Didde Srinivas vs. State (2024) INSC 892 (13 November 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to weak circumstantial evidence: Karakkattu Muhammed Basheer vs. State of Kerala (2024) INSC 838 (5 November 2024)

/ Burden of Proof, Circumstantial Evidence, Criminal Law, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 201, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302

Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to weak circumstantial evidence: Karakkattu Muhammed Basheer vs. State of Kerala (2024) INSC 838 (5 November 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution established an unbroken chain of circumstantial evidence to prove the guilt of the accused in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Karakkattu Muhammed

Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to weak circumstantial evidence: Karakkattu Muhammed Basheer vs. State of Kerala (2024) INSC 838 (5 November 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Acquits Husband in Dowry Harassment Case: Yashodeep Bisanrao Vadode vs. State of Maharashtra (21 October 2024)

/ Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, Dowry Harassment, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 498-A

Supreme Court Acquits Husband in Dowry Harassment Case: Yashodeep Bisanrao Vadode vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) Date of the Judgment: 21 October 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 798 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J. and Sanjay Kumar, J. Can a person be convicted of dowry harassment simply because they are related to the primary accused? The Supreme Court

Supreme Court Acquits Husband in Dowry Harassment Case: Yashodeep Bisanrao Vadode vs. State of Maharashtra (21 October 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Quashes Conviction in False Caste Certificate Case: Vimalakka Ramappa Koli vs. State of Karnataka (2024)

/ Appeals, Criminal Law, Fraud, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 198, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 420, Mens Rea

Supreme Court Quashes Conviction in False Caste Certificate Case: Vimalakka Ramappa Koli vs. State of Karnataka (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved that the accused “corruptly” used a false caste certificate and had knowledge of its falsity for offences under Sections 198 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law

Supreme Court Quashes Conviction in False Caste Certificate Case: Vimalakka Ramappa Koli vs. State of Karnataka (2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Honor Killing Case: Eknath Kisan Kumbharkar vs. State of Maharashtra (2024)

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Honor Killing Case: Eknath Kisan Kumbharkar vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death penalty imposed for the murder of a daughter by her father in an alleged honor killing case should be upheld or commuted to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Eknath Kisan Kumbharkar

Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Honor Killing Case: Eknath Kisan Kumbharkar vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste Discrimination in Prisons: Sukanya Shantha vs. Union of India (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 15, Criminal Justice System, Criminal Law, Criminal Law with Definition of Habitual Offender, Fundamental Rights

Supreme Court Abolishes Caste-Based Discrimination in Prisons: Sukanya Shantha vs. Union of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Constitutional validity of discriminatory practices in prisons based on caste. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Constitutional Law. Case Name: Sukanya Shantha vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 03 October 2024 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 03 October

Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste Discrimination in Prisons: Sukanya Shantha vs. Union of India (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 Upholds Conviction for Cruelty and Abetment of Suicide in Matrimonial Case: Parveen Kumar vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (23 September 2024)

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Cruelty and Abetment of Suicide in Matrimonial Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in raising a presumption of abetment of suicide under Section 113A of the Indian Evidence Act, based on the evidence of cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Cruelty and Abetment of Suicide in Matrimonial Case: Parveen Kumar vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (23 September 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

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Doubtful Testimony: Saheb vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) INSC 700 (18 September 2024) Read Post »

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