Introduction Date of the Judgment: 04 March 2025 Citation: (2025) INSC 318 Judges: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J., Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. Is a dying declaration enough to convict someone of murder? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question in the case of Suresh vs. State. The court overturned the conviction of a husband who […]
Supreme Court Partially Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Naeem vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) Date of the Judgment: March 5, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 169 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Sandeep Mehta, J. Can a dying declaration be the sole basis for conviction in a criminal case? The Supreme Court of India recently
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Lack of Corroborative Evidence: Jitendra Kumar Mishra vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) INSC 20 (5 January 2024) Date of the Judgment: 5 January 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 20 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J. and Pankaj Mithal, J. Can a conviction for murder be sustained solely on
Supreme Court overturns conviction in poisoning case based on dying declaration: Surjit Singh vs. State of Punjab (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of a dying declaration in a criminal trial when conflicting declarations exist. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Surjit Singh vs. State of Punjab Judgment Date: 7 December 2023 Date of the Judgment: 7
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Poisoning Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Hariprasad vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused administered poison to the deceased, leading to his death. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Hariprasad @ Kishan Sahu vs. State of Chhattisgarh Judgment Date: 7th
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Rape and Murder Case: State of Jharkhand vs. Shailendra Kumar Rai (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of a dying declaration and its probative value in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: The State of Jharkhand vs. Shailendra Kumar Rai @ Pandav Rai Judgment Date: 31 October 2022 Introduction
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction Based on Oral Dying Declaration: Kamal Khudal vs. State of Assam (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an oral dying declaration can be the sole basis for conviction in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kamal Khudal vs. State of Assam Judgment Date: 14 July 2022 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Based on Magistrate’s Dying Declaration in Murder Case LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and evidentiary value of multiple dying declarations, particularly when one is recorded by a Magistrate. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: State of U.P. vs. Veerpal & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 01 February 2022 Date of the Judgment: 01
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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Dowry Death Case: Naresh Kumar vs. Kalawati (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and evidentiary value of a dying declaration in a dowry death case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Naresh Kumar vs. Kalawati and others [Judgment Date]: March 25, 2021 Date of the Judgment: March 25, 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC
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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Gruesome Murder Case Based on Dying Declarations: Purshottam Chopra vs. State (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and reliability of dying declarations in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Purshottam Chopra & Anr. vs. State (Govt. of NCT Delhi). [Judgment Date]: 07 January 2020 Date of the Judgment: 07 January
Supreme Court alters murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder: Kalabai vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of throwing a burning stove on a person constitutes murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kalabai vs. State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: April
Supreme Court overturns conviction based on unreliable dying declaration: Poonam Bai vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and reliability of dying declarations as sole evidence for conviction. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Poonam Bai vs. The State of Chhattisgarh Judgment Date: 30 April 2019 Date of the Judgment: 30 April 2019 Citation: (2019)
