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 Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Doubtful Eyewitness Testimony: Chhote Lal vs. Rohtash & Ors. (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in setting aside the conviction of the accused based on the testimony of a sole eyewitness, who is also the complainant and father of the deceased, and 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 acquits accused in rape case due to insufficient evidence of prosecutrix’s age: Manak Chand vs. State of Haryana (2023) INSC 959 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution successfully proved that the prosecutrix was a minor at the time of the alleged offense, thus making her consent immaterial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, specifically rape under
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to flawed identification: Mohd. Rijwan vs. State of Haryana (2023) INSC 911 (13 October 2023) Date of the Judgment: 13 October 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 911 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Pankaj Mithal, J. Can a conviction for murder stand when the key eyewitness identification is questionable?
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Doubtful Eyewitness Testimony LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of an accused can be sustained based on the testimony of eyewitnesses whose presence at the scene of the crime is doubtful and whose statements are inconsistent with the initial report. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ranjeet Singh vs.
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Rape Case Citing Lack of Evidence: Davinder Singh vs. State of Punjab (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction for rape based on the prosecutrix’s testimony is sustainable in the absence of corroborating evidence and non-examination of material witnesses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Davinder Singh vs. State of Punjab Judgment
Supreme Court acquits husband in murder case due to weak circumstantial evidence: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Phoolchand Rathore (28 April 2023) Date of the Judgment: 28 April 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 395 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Manoj Misra, J., Aravind Kumar, J. Can a conviction for murder be sustained solely on circumstantial evidence
Supreme Court overturns conviction under NDPS Act for lack of evidence: Harbhajan Singh vs. State of Haryana (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an owner of a vehicle can be convicted under Section 25 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) without proof of their knowledge of the vehicle being used for illegal
Supreme Court Restores Trial Court Decree in Property Dispute: Murti Shri Durga Bhawani Trust vs. Diwan Chand (2023) Date of the Judgment: 11 April 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 348 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J. and Rajesh Bindal, J. Can a court deny relief to a property owner when the opposing party admits the property belongs
