Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 106

Supreme Court overturns conviction in strangulation case due to lack of conclusive evidence: Ravi vs. State of Punjab (2025) INSC 170 (10 February 2025)

/ Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 313, Evidence Act, 1872, Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 106, Judges, Pankaj Mithal

Introduction Date of the Judgment: 10 February 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 170 Judges: Pankaj Mithal, J., Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. In a case hinging on circumstantial evidence, the Supreme Court of India addressed the critical question of whether the prosecution had sufficiently proven the guilt of the accused, Ravi, beyond a reasonable doubt in the alleged […]

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Supreme Court overturns conviction based on ‘last seen’ theory in murder case: R. Sreenivasa vs. State of Karnataka (2023)

/ Burden of Proof, Evidence Act, 1872, Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 106, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 201, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case: R. Sreenivasa vs. State of Karnataka (2023) Date of the Judgment: September 6, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 803 Judges: Vikram Nath, J., Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. Can a conviction for murder be sustained solely on the basis of the ‘last seen’ theory, especially when there are inconsistencies in the

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Supreme Court Allows Summons of Husband in Dowry Death Case: Saeeda Khatoon Arshi vs. State of UP (2019)

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 319, Criminal Procedure, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Evidence Act, 1872, Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 106, Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 114, Hrishikesh Roy, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 306, Judges, Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court Allows Summons of Husband in Dowry Death Case: Saeeda Khatoon Arshi vs. State of UP (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court can summon a person as an additional accused under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, based on evidence presented during the trial, even if that person was not

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Supreme Court overturns Foreigners Tribunal order: Sirajul Hoque declared Indian Citizen (2019)

/ Evidence Act, 1872, Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 106, Foreigners Act, 1946, Foreigners Act, 1946 with Section 9, Judges, R.F. Nariman, Vineet Saran

Supreme Court overturns Foreigners Tribunal order: Sirajul Hoque declared Indian Citizen (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of citizenship status based on documentary evidence. CASE TYPE: Citizenship Law, Foreigners Act. Case Name: Sirajul Hoque vs. The State of Assam & Ors. Judgment Date: February 14, 2019 Date of the Judgment: February 14, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 123

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