Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to tampered dying declaration: Balaji vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of a tampered dying declaration as evidence in a murder trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Balaji vs. The State of Maharashtra Judgment Date: 14 March 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 14 March […]
Supreme Court overturns conviction in brutal multiple murder case: Ankush Maruti Shinde vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused based solely on the identification by eye-witnesses is sustainable, especially when there are doubts about the reliability of the witnesses and the fairness of the investigation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Sole Eye Witness Testimony LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 can be sustained based on the sole testimony of an eye-witness, when other co-accused mentioned by the same witness have been acquitted. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kripal
Supreme Court Upholds Extension of Detention in UAPA Case: State of Maharashtra vs. Surendra Gadling (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the application for extension of detention under Section 43D(2)(b) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) was validly made by the Public Prosecutor. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Case Name: The State
Supreme Court overturns rape conviction due to delay in FIR: Parkash Chand vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Impact of delay in lodging a First Information Report (FIR) in rape cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Parkash Chand vs. State of Himachal Pradesh [Judgment Date]: 12 February 2019 Date of the Judgment: 12
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 acquits medical practitioners in Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellants were practicing medicine without valid qualifications under the Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act, 1961. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Dharmendra & Anr. vs. State of Maharashtra [Judgment Date]: February 6, 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: February 6, 2019
Supreme Court Upholds Additional District Magistrate’s Power Under Madhya Pradesh Rajya Suraksha Adhiniyam, 1990 Date of the Judgment: 29 January 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 74 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., K.M. Joseph, J. Can an Additional District Magistrate issue an externment order under the Madhya Pradesh Rajya Suraksha Adhiniyam, 1990? The Supreme Court of India addressed
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction: Satya Raj Singh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the appellant for murder was justified based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Satya Raj Singh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: 28 January 2019 Date of the Judgment: 28 January
Supreme Court Directs Custody of Vehicle to Widow in Murder Case: Shanmugavel vs. Eswari (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Custody of a vehicle involved in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: C. Shanmugavel vs. Eswari & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 28 January 2019 Who gets the custody of a vehicle involved in a murder case
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Mobile Snatching Case Due to Doubtful Identification: Suraj Pal vs. State of Haryana (2019) Date of the Judgment: 25 January 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 68 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can a conviction be sustained solely on the basis of a witness identifying the accused for
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Assault Case: Raju Ambadas vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: The key legal issue was whether the High Court was justified in reversing the trial court’s acquittal of the accused in a case involving assault and subsequent death. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Raju Ambadas Gangekar vs. The
