Date of the Judgment: July 1, 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 478 Judges: P. Sathasivam, J., Jagdish Singh Khehar, J. Can a court where a cheque is deposited for collection have jurisdiction in a cheque bounce case? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a dispute between Nishant Aggarwal and Kailash Kumar Sharma. The core issue […]
Date of the Judgment: May 21, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 378 Judges: Dr. B.S. Chauhan, J. and Dipak Misra, J. Can a conviction be upheld when some co-accused are acquitted based on the same evidence? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case involving a violent land dispute. The Court upheld the
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a prolonged delay in deciding a mercy petition is grounds for commuting a death sentence to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Mahendra Nath Das vs. Union of India and others. Judgment Date: May 1, 2013 Introduction Date of the Judgment: May 1, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 312 Judges: G.S.
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal trial should be quashed due to excessive delay, violating the right to a speedy trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ranjan Dwivedi vs. C.B.I., Through the Director General Judgment Date: 17 August 2012 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 17 August 2012 Citation: (2012) INSC 487 Judges: H.L. Dattu, J. and
LEGAL ISSUE: Reduction of sentence due to age and delay in corruption cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption Act Case Name: Panch Ram vs. State of Chhattisgarh Judgment Date: 3rd January 2011 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 3rd January 2011 Citation: Not Available in source Judges: Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Deepak Verma
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be solely based on a dying declaration, especially when there are minor discrepancies in multiple dying declarations. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: Abrar vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh [Judgment Date]: 16th December 2010 Date of the Judgment: 16th December 2010 Citation: Not Available in the
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellants were part of an unlawful assembly and shared a common object to commit the offense. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Debashis Daw & Ors. vs. State of West Bengal Judgment Date: 5th August 2010 Date of the Judgment: 5th August 2010 Citation: Not Available Judges: B. Sudershan Reddy, J;
Date of the Judgment: 18th September 2009 Judges: Harjit Singh Bedi, J. and J.M. Panchal, J. Did the High Court err in upholding the conviction of the accused based on eyewitness testimony and medical evidence in a decades-old murder case? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in an appeal stemming from a 1977
Did the High Court err in acquitting the accused in a decades-old murder case? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in an appeal concerning a 1979 incident. The case hinged on the credibility of eyewitness testimonies and the presence of unexplained circumstances that cast doubt on the prosecution’s version of events. A three-judge
Can individuals in charge of a company be prosecuted separately if the company violates the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, even if the company itself isn’t prosecuted? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in an appeal concerning alleged violations of the Act related to misdeclaration of fiber compositions in textiles. Justices Arijit Pasayat and
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of chopping off a person’s leg constitutes an attempt to murder under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of M.P. vs. Kashiram & Ors. Judgment Date: 2nd February 2009 Date of the Judgment: 2nd February 2009 Citation: 2009 INSC 191 Judges:
Introduction Date of the Judgment: October 3, 2008 Citation: [INSC Citation to be added when available] Judges: Dr. Arijit Pasayat, J., P. Sathasivam, J., Aftab Alam, J. Can a High Court overturn a trial court’s conviction based on a differing view of evidence when a public servant is caught red-handed accepting a bribe? The Supreme
