Supreme Court overturns conviction in attempt to murder case: Raju vs. State of Uttarakhand (2024) INSC 633 (31 July 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for attempt to murder was justified based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Raju and Another vs. State […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Kalabhai Hamirbhai Kachhot vs. State of Gujarat (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the concurrent findings of the trial court and High Court in a murder case, based on the testimony of injured eyewitnesses and medical evidence, warrant interference by the Supreme Court. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kalabhai Hamirbhai
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Gruesome Murder Case: Palani vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the testimony of a single eyewitness, corroborated by medical evidence, is sufficient to uphold a conviction in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Palani vs. State of Tamil Nadu [Judgment Date]: 27 November 2018 Introduction
Supreme Court acquits accused in alleged strangulation case: State of Karnataka vs. Srinivasa (2018) Date of the Judgment: 14th August, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 723 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., Vineet Saran, J. Can a conviction for murder be overturned if medical evidence suggests the possibility of suicide? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this
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
