Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Culpable Homicide Case: Chandrakumar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in reducing the sentence awarded by the Trial Court in a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Chandrakumar @ Kali vs. The State of Madhya […]
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in 1981 Rioting Case: Dilip Shaw & Ors. vs. State of West Bengal (2020) Date of the Judgment: March 2, 2020 Citation: Dilip Shaw @ Sanatan & Anr. vs. The State of West Bengal and Ors., Criminal Appeal No. 1431 of 2013, with Criminal Appeal No. 1430 of 2013 Judges: Deepak
Supreme Court overturns conviction in double murder case: Basheera Begum vs. Mohammed Ibrahim (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the Trial Court’s conviction based on circumstantial evidence in a double murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction Case Name: Basheera Begum vs. Mohammed Ibrahim & Ors. Judgment Date: 31 January
Supreme Court Reinstates Charges of Cheating and Conspiracy in Bank Loan Case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Yogendra Singh Jadon (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether charges of cheating and criminal conspiracy can be framed against individuals who benefited from irregular loan disbursements by a bank where their father was the President. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case
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 Deposit Condition for Suspension of Sentence in NI Act Cases Date of the Judgment: January 8, 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 14 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., M.R. Shah, J. Can a court mandate a deposit of a portion of the compensation amount as a condition for suspending a sentence in a cheque dishonor
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 Quashes Detention Order Due to Stale Grounds and Procedural Lapses: Khaja Bilal Ahmed vs. State of Telangana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a detention order based on stale criminal cases and without proper confirmation is valid under the Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1986. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Preventive Detention) Case Name: Khaja Bilal
