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Supreme Court Convicts Accused in Child Rape Case, Overturning High Court Acquittal: State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Manga Singh (28 November 2018)

November 28, 2018 / Corroboration of Evidence, Evidence Law, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 376, Indira Banerjee, Judges, Offences Against Women and Children, R. Banumathi, Witness Testimony

Supreme Court Convicts Accused in Child Rape Case, Overturning High Court Acquittal: State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Manga Singh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the testimony of a child victim of sexual assault requires corroboration for conviction, and the significance of medical evidence in such cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State of Himachal Pradesh vs. […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder Case, Modifies Sentencing: Shamim vs. State (2018)

September 19, 2018 / Evidence Law, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Injured Witness, Judges, K.M. Joseph, Navin Sinha, Offences Against Human Body, Ranjan Gogoi, Witness Testimony

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder Case, Modifies Sentencing: Shamim vs. State (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the trial court’s acquittal of the appellant in a double murder case and whether the denial of remission was justified. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Smt. Shamim vs. State (GNCT of

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Motiram Padu Joshi vs. State of Maharashtra (2018)

July 10, 2018 / Appellate Review, Criminal Law, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 149, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Judges, Offences Against Human Body, R. Banumathi, Ranjan Gogoi, Witness Testimony

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Motiram Padu Joshi vs. State of Maharashtra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the trial court’s acquittal and convicting the accused based on the evidence of eye witnesses, medical evidence, and recovery of weapons. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Motiram Padu Joshi and

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Supreme Court Upholds Sale Deed Validity in Property Dispute: Krishna Devi vs. Keshri Nandan (2018)

March 21, 2018 / Burden of Proof, Civil Law, Evidence Law, Judges, N.V. Ramana, Property Law, S. Abdul Nazeer, Sale Deed, Witness Testimony

Supreme Court Upholds Sale Deed Validity in Property Dispute: Krishna Devi vs. Keshri Nandan (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of a sale deed challenged on grounds of fraud and misrepresentation. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Krishna Devi vs. Keshri Nandan [Judgment Date]: March 21, 2018 Date of the Judgment: March 21, 2018 Citation: Civil

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Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to lack of credible evidence: Sudhakar vs. State (2018)

March 12, 2018 / Burden of Proof, Evidence Law, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Judges, N.V. Ramana, Offences Against Human Body, S. Abdul Nazeer, Witness Testimony

Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to lack of credible evidence: Sudhakar vs. State (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for murder was justified based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sudhakar @ Sudharasan vs. State Rep. by the Inspector of Police Judgment Date: 12 March 2018

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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in NDPS Case Due to Inconsistent Witness Testimony: Union of India vs. Leen Martin (2018)

February 1, 2018 / Burden of Proof, Evidence Law, Judges, N.V. Ramana, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 with Section 20(b)(ii)(c), Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 with Section 67, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 with Section 8(c), S. Abdul Nazeer, Witness Testimony

Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in NDPS Case Due to Inconsistent Witness Testimony: Union of India vs. Leen Martin (2018) Date of the Judgment: 01 February 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 74 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J. and S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can a conviction for drug trafficking be sustained when key witnesses contradict the prosecution’s version of

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Supreme Court overturns conviction in NDPS case due to flawed evidence: State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Trilok Chand (2018)

January 17, 2018 / Benefit of Doubt, Evidence Law, Judges, N.V. Ramana, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 with Section 20, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 with Section 55, S. Abdul Nazeer, Witness Testimony

Supreme Court overturns conviction in NDPS case due to flawed evidence: State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Trilok Chand (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) due to inconsistencies in the prosecution’s case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Narcotic Drugs

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Land Dispute Case: Yogendra vs. State of Rajasthan (2013)

May 21, 2013 / Arms Act, 1959, Arms Act, 1959 with Section 3/25, B.S. Chauhan, Criminal Conviction, Criminal Law, Dipak Misra, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 149, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 307, Judges, Witness Testimony

Date of the Judgment: May 21, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 378 Judges: Dr. B.S. Chauhan, J. and Dipak Misra, J. Can a conviction be upheld when some co-accused are acquitted based on the same evidence? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case involving a violent land dispute. The Court upheld the

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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in 1979 Murder Case Due to Doubtful Witness Testimony: State of U.P. vs. Ramakant (2009)

March 31, 2009 / Arijit Pasayat, Burden of Proof, Circumstantial Evidence, D.K. Jain, Evidence Law, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 149, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Judges, Mukundakam Sharma, Offences Against Human Body, Witness Testimony

Did the High Court err in acquitting the accused in a decades-old murder case? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in an appeal concerning a 1979 incident. The case hinged on the credibility of eyewitness testimonies and the presence of unexplained circumstances that cast doubt on the prosecution’s version of events. A three-judge

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