Supreme Court reduces conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide: Parshuram vs. State of M.P. (2023) INSC 973 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for murder is sustainable when the prosecution fails to explain injuries on the accused and the common intention of the unlawful assembly to […]
Supreme Court Revises Convictions in Murder Case: Manoj Sevani vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the convictions of all accused under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were justified based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Manoj Sevani vs. State of Chhattisgarh [Judgment
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 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
Supreme Court acquits accused in murder case due to inconsistent witness statements: Amrika Bai vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was part of an unlawful assembly with the common objective of murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Amrika Bai vs. The State of Chhattisgarh Judgment Date: 29 March 2019 Date
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Ramvir vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in convicting the appellant under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 148 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, when the trial court
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Dashrath vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2018) Date of the Judgment: 23 January 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 23 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., R. Banumathi, J. Can a group of individuals be held liable for murder if they share a common intention, even if not all directly inflicted the fatal
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused, who assaulted the deceased with lathis, should be convicted for murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Badal Murmu and Ors. vs. State of West Bengal Judgment Date: 5th February 2014 Date of the Judgment: 5th February 2014 Citation: (2014) INSC 75 Judges:
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: 09 September 2008 Citation: N/A Judges: Justice B.N. Agrawal, Justice Harjit Singh Bedi In a criminal appeal concerning a case of attempted murder, the Supreme Court of India addressed the matter of sentencing. The central issue revolved around whether the High Court was justified in upholding the convictions and sentences imposed
Date of the Judgment: 06/11/2006 Citation: Appeal (crl.) 851 of 2006 Judges: A. K. Mathur & Lokeshwar Singh Panta In a case involving a violent assault, the Supreme Court of India addressed the question of whether the High Court was justified in convicting the accused based on the evidence presented, and also considered the impact
