Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Mercy Petition in Nirbhaya Case: Mukesh Kumar vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the President’s rejection of a mercy petition can be judicially reviewed and what are the grounds for such review. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law; Constitutional Law; Mercy Petition Case Name: Mukesh Kumar vs. Union of India […]
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
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
Supreme Court Rejects Re-agitation of Juvenility Claim: Pawan Kumar Gupta vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a plea of juvenility be re-agitated after it has been rejected by the Trial Court, High Court, and the Supreme Court? CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Pawan Kumar Gupta vs. State of NCT of Delhi
Supreme Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Land Dispute Case (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for murder should be converted to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part I of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under NDPS Act Despite Non-Examination of Independent Witnesses: Surinder Kumar vs. State of Punjab (2020) Date of the Judgment: January 6, 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 1 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J., B.R. Gavai, J. Can a conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act)
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Harinder Singh vs. State of Punjab (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to convict the accused of murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Harinder Singh @ Hira vs. The State of Punjab Judgment Date: 17 December 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court overturns conviction in kidnapping and murder case: Shailendra Rajdev Pasvan vs. State of Gujarat (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the trial court’s acquittal based on circumstantial evidence and an extra-judicial confession in a kidnapping and murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Shailendra Rajdev Pasvan and Others
Supreme Court overturns conviction in dacoity case: Nagaraja vs. State of Karnataka (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the trial court’s acquittal based on circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Dacoity Case Name: Nagaraja vs. State of Karnataka [Judgment Date]: 6 December 2019 Date of the Judgment: 6 December 2019
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Attempted Rape and Outraging Modesty: Chaitu Lal vs. State of Uttarakhand (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the actions of the accused constitute an attempt to commit rape and outraging the modesty of a woman under Sections 511 and 354 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Fatal Shooting Case: Awadhesh Kumar vs. State of U.P. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in modifying a murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder based on the exception of sudden fight without pre-meditation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Awadhesh Kumar vs. State
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Javed Abdul Rajjaq Shaikh vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) Date of the Judgment: 06 November 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 1234 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., K.M. Joseph, J. Can a husband be solely convicted for murder when the initial charge involved a group? The Supreme Court addressed
