Supreme Court overturns abetment of suicide conviction: M. Vijayakumar vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction for abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 can be sustained when the charges of kidnapping and wrongful confinement are disbelieved. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: M. Vijayakumar vs. […]
Supreme Court overturns rape conviction in consensual relationship case: Naim Ahamed vs. State (NCT of Delhi) (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a sexual relationship based on a promise of marriage, which is later broken, amounts to rape under Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Naim Ahamed vs. State
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case: Ravi Sharma vs. State (2022) INSC 594 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in overturning the acquittal by the trial court based on circumstantial evidence and motive. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ravi Sharma vs. State (Government of NCT of Delhi) & Anr. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court quashes conviction for abetment of suicide in Velladurai vs. State (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a husband can be convicted for abetment of suicide of his wife under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) based solely on a quarrel and without any evidence of instigation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Velladurai
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in NDPS Act Case: Raveen Kumar vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2020) Date of the Judgment: 26 October 2020 Citation: Not Available Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., Surya Kant, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J. Can a High Court reverse a trial court’s acquittal in a narcotics case? The Supreme Court of India recently
Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty in Child Rape and Murder Case: Manoharan vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Review of death penalty in a case involving rape and murder of children. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Manoharan vs. State by Inspector of Police [Judgment Date]: 7th November 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 7th November
Supreme Court Expands Jurisdiction for Section 498A Cases: Rupali Devi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a wife can initiate legal proceedings under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the place where she has taken shelter after leaving her matrimonial home due to cruelty. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Stemming from Abduction: Pattu Rajan vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second First Information Report (FIR) is permissible for a murder that occurs during the investigation of an earlier abduction case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Pattu Rajan vs. The State of Tamil
Supreme Court Reverses High Court Decision on Temple Property Dispute: Chairman, Board of Trustee vs. S. Rajyalaxmi (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Dispute over the ownership of property claimed by both a temple trust and private individuals. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Chairman, Board of Trustee, Sri Ram Mandir Jagtial vs. S. Rajyalaxmi (Dead) &
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Drug Sale Without License: State vs. Manimaran (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person can be convicted for selling drugs without a valid license based on their admission, even if the previous owners of the shop are not examined as witnesses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Drugs and Cosmetics Act Case
Supreme Court Upholds Inheritance Rights of Granddaughters, Dismissing Will Claim: Jarnail Singh vs. Bhagwanti (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a will was validly executed and whether the granddaughters of the deceased were the rightful heirs. CASE TYPE: Civil (Inheritance) Case Name: Jarnail Singh & Anr. vs. Bhagwanti (D) Thr. Lrs. & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 29 November
Supreme Court Acquits Accused Due to Unsoundness of Mind in Murder Case Date of the Judgment: 2 July 2018 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 814 of 2017 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J. and Navin Sinha, J. Can a person be convicted of a crime if they were of unsound mind at the time of the act? The
