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 overturns conviction in murder case: Jai Prakash vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) INSC 996 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the conviction of the accused in a murder case, based on inconsistencies in witness testimonies and lapses in the investigation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Jai Prakash vs.
Supreme Court Clarifies Prosecution of Municipal Commissioners under the Water Act: Karnataka State Pollution Control Board vs. B. Heera Naik & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Commissioners and Chief Officers of Municipal Councils can be prosecuted under Section 48 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law, Criminal Law
Supreme Court Upholds Detention Orders in Smuggling Case: Union of India vs. Ankit Ashok Jalan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a detention order under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA) is valid when the detenu is already in judicial custody. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Preventive Detention) Case Name: Union of
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
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Untrustworthy Witness Testimony (24 October 2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of eyewitness testimony and circumstantial evidence in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Imrat Singh & Ors. vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [Judgment Date]: 24 October 2019 Date of the Judgment: 24 October 2019 The
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Councillor Murder Case: Rajender vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Rajender @ Rajesh @ Raju vs. State (NCT of Delhi) Judgment Date: 24 October 2019 Date of the Judgment: 24
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Supreme Court Enhances Sentence for Assault and Trespass: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Udham and Others (2019) Date of the Judgment: 22 October 2019 The Supreme Court of India, in this case, examined whether the High Court of Madhya Pradesh was correct in reducing the sentence of the accused in a case involving assault and
