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Supreme Court Upholds Civil Court Jurisdiction in Property Deed Cancellation Cases: Narendra Kumar Mittal & Ors. vs. M/S Nupur Housing Development Pvt. Ltd. (2019) INSC 712 (31 July 2019)

July 31, 2019 / Fraud, Judges, Jurisdiction of Courts, Land Disputes, N.V. Ramana, Property Law, S. Abdul Nazeer, Sale Deed, U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 with Section 331

Supreme Court Upholds Civil Court Jurisdiction in Property Deed Cancellation Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a civil court has jurisdiction to hear a suit for cancellation of a sale deed for agricultural land when the plaintiff is a recorded tenure holder. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Property Law Case Name: Narendra Kumar Mittal & Ors. vs. M/S […]

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Circumstantial Evidence: Sunita vs. State of Haryana (2019)

July 30, 2019 / Burden of Proof, Circumstantial Evidence, Criminal Law, Hemant Gupta, Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 106, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Last Seen Theory

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Circumstantial Evidence: Sunita vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to convict the accused for murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sunita vs. State of Haryana [Judgment Date]: July 30, 2019 Date of the Judgment:

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court Order in Criminal Case: M Tech Developers Pvt. Ltd. vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2019)

July 30, 2019 / Abhay Manohar Sapre, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 482, Criminal Law, High Court Order, Indu Malhotra, Judges, Special Leave Petition

Supreme Court Upholds High Court Order in Criminal Case: M Tech Developers Pvt. Ltd. vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court’s order warrants interference by the Supreme Court in a criminal matter. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: M Tech Developers Pvt. Ltd. vs. State of NCT of Delhi &

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Supreme Court quashes conviction due to lack of sample correlation in NDPS Act case: Vijay Pandey vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019)

July 30, 2019 / Ashok Bhushan, Criminal Law, Criminal Law with Burden of Proof, Judges, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Navin Sinha, NDPS Act with Section 15, NDPS Act with Section 50, NDPS Act with Section 8, Offences and Penalties

Supreme Court quashes conviction due to lack of sample correlation in NDPS Act case: Vijay Pandey vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution must conclusively establish the link between the seized sample and the sample tested in cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). CASE TYPE:

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Ranjit Kumar Haldar vs. State of Sikkim (25 July 2019)

July 25, 2019 / Burden of Proof, Circumstantial Evidence, Criminal Law, Hemant Gupta, Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 106, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Murder

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Ranjit Kumar Haldar vs. State of Sikkim (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were responsible for the death of the deceased based on circumstantial evidence and the application of Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ranjit Kumar Haldar vs. State of

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Postman Vengaisamy & Ors. vs. State (24 July 2019)

July 24, 2019 / Criminal Law, Hemant Gupta, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 148, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 149, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Murder, Unlawful Assembly, Witness Testimony

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Postman Vengaisamy & Ors. vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the testimonies of injured witnesses can be relied upon for conviction in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Postman Vengaisamy & Ors. vs. State represented by Inspector of Police & Ors. Judgment Date: 24 July 2019

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Kidnapping Case Despite Lack of Corpus Delicti: Sanjay Rajak vs. State of Bihar (2019)

July 22, 2019 / Ashok Bhushan, Circumstantial Evidence, Evidence Law, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 120B, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 364A, Judges, Last Seen Theory, Navin Sinha, Offences Relating to Kidnapping

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Kidnapping Case Despite Lack of Corpus Delicti: Sanjay Rajak vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction under Section 364A of the Indian Penal Code can be sustained in the absence of the recovery of the victim’s body (corpus delicti). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sanjay Rajak

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Compromise: Manjit Singh vs. State of Punjab (22 July 2019)

July 22, 2019 / A.S. Bopanna, Compounding of Offences, Criminal Procedure, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 307, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 324, Judges, Offences Against Human Body, R. Banumathi, Sentencing

Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Compromise: Manjit Singh vs. State of Punjab (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a compromise between parties be a factor in reducing the sentence for a non-compoundable offense like attempt to murder? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Manjit Singh vs. The State of Punjab &

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Supreme Court Clarifies Service of Documents in COFEPOSA Detentions: Union of India vs. Dimple Happy Dhakad (2019)

July 18, 2019 / A.S. Bopanna, Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974, Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 with Section 3, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 22(5), Fundamental Rights, Judges, Preventive Detention, R. Banumathi

Supreme Court Clarifies Service of Documents in COFEPOSA Detentions: Union of India vs. Dimple Happy Dhakad (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the relied upon documents must be served simultaneously with the detention order and grounds of detention under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA). CASE TYPE: Preventive Detention Law

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Kidnapping and Murder Case: Munawwar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019)

July 16, 2019 / Criminal Law, Disappearance of Evidence, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 201, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 365, Indira Banerjee, Judges, Kidnapping, Murder, Sanjiv Khanna

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Kidnapping and Murder Case: Munawwar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the principle of “last seen” was correctly applied in a case where the victim was last seen with the accused, and subsequent events implicated the accused in the crime. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Munawwar

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Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Sita Ram vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2019)

July 9, 2019 / A.S. Bopanna, Criminal Law, Culpable Homicide, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 300, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 304, Judges, Murder, R. Banumathi, Sudden Fight

Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Sita Ram vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2019) Introduction Date of the Judgment: July 9, 2019 Citation: Sita Ram vs. State of NCT of Delhi, Criminal Appeal No(s). 1014 of 2019 (Arising out of SLP(Crl.) No(s).9396 of 2018) Judges: Justice R. Banumathi

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Kamlakar vs. State of Maharashtra (2019)

May 31, 2019 / A.S. Bopanna, Criminal Conviction, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 149, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Judges, M.R. Shah, Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Kamlakar vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for murder based on eyewitness testimony and recovery of the weapon was justified. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Kamlakar vs. State of Maharashtra. Judgment Date: May 31, 2019 Date of the Judgment: May 31,

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