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 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 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
Supreme Court Acquits Accused Based on Weak Extra-Judicial Confession: Pawan Kumar Chourasia vs. State of Bihar (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Evidentiary value of extra-judicial confession in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Pawan Kumar Chourasia vs. State of Bihar Judgment Date: March 14, 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: March 14, 2023 Citation: 2023
Supreme Court acquits accused in murder case due to unreliable sole witness testimony: Vijay vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be based solely on the testimony of a single witness when that witness’s testimony is not wholly trustworthy, reliable, and cogent. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Vijay and Anr.
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to unreliable witness testimony: Vijay and Anr. vs State of Madhya Pradesh (2023) Date of the Judgment: January 11, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 699 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and M.M. Sundresh, J. Can a conviction for murder be upheld when the primary eyewitness’s testimony is inconsistent and
