Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Motiram Padu Joshi vs. State of Maharashtra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the trial court’s acquittal and convicting the accused based on the evidence of eye witnesses, medical evidence, and recovery of weapons. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Motiram Padu Joshi and […]
Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty in Nirbhaya Case: Review Petitions Dismissed (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Review of death penalty in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Vinay Sharma & Anr. vs. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. Judgment Date: 9 July 2018 Date of the Judgment: 9 July 2018 Citation: Not Available Judges:
Supreme Court Directs Anonymity for Victims in Sexual Assault Cases: Lalit Yadav vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Anonymity of victims in sexual assault cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Lalit Yadav vs. The State of Chhattisgarh Judgment Date: July 5, 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: July 5, 2018 Citation: S.L.P.(Criminal) No.5631
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Khurshid Ahmed vs. State of Jammu and Kashmir (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the trial court’s acquittal in a murder case based on the evidence of a sole eyewitness and other corroborating evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Khurshid Ahmed vs. State
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Land Dispute Case (2018) Date of the Judgment: May 15, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 439 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can a sudden fight during a land dispute reduce a murder charge to culpable homicide? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Culpable Homicide Case: Kumar vs. State (2018) INSC 423 Date of the Judgment: May 11, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 423 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J. and S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can a conviction for murder be upheld when the prosecution fails to explain injuries on the accused and when there are
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Supreme Court Directs High Courts to Address Prison Overcrowding and Staff Vacancies: Re-Inhuman Conditions in 1382 Prisons (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Addressing prison overcrowding and staff vacancies to ensure humane conditions. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Re-Inhuman Conditions in 1382 Prisons Judgment Date: 8 May 2018 Date of the Judgment: 8 May 2018 Citation:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Chandra Bhawan Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were responsible for the murder of the deceased. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Chandra Bhawan Singh vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment Date: 01 May 2018 Date of the Judgment: 01
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in NDPS Case Due to Non-Compliance of Section 50: Arif Khan vs. State of Uttarakhand (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the search and seizure of contraband was conducted as per the mandatory procedure under Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Narcotic Drugs and
Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal of Appeals in Corruption Cases: Naveen Kaushik vs. CBI (2018) Date of the Judgment: 26 April 2018 Citation: Not Available Judges: Adarsh Kumar Goel, J. and Rohinton Fali Nariman, J. Can parties withdraw their appeals in criminal cases without prejudice to their contentions before the trial court? The Supreme Court of
Supreme Court Upholds Framing of Charges in Corruption Case, Directs Trial Court to Proceed Date of the Judgment: 25 April 2018 Citation: Not Available Judges: Adarsh Kumar Goel, J. and Rohinton Fali Nariman, J. The Supreme Court of India addressed an appeal against the framing of charges in a corruption case. The core issue was
Supreme Court Clarifies Food Adulteration Laws: Delhi Administration vs. Vidya Gupta (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether storing adulterated food for use as an ingredient is an offense under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. CASE TYPE: Criminal – Food Adulteration Case Name: Delhi Administration vs. Vidya Gupta Judgment Date: 24 April 2018 Date of the
