Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Santosh vs. State (2023) INSC 385 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution successfully proved the chain of circumstances to establish the guilt of the accused in a murder case based on circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: Santosh @ Bhure […]
Supreme Court Commutes Death Penalty in Honor Killing Case: Digambar vs. State of Maharashtra (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the present case falls under the ‘rarest of rare’ category warranting a death penalty. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Digambar vs. The State of Maharashtra. [Judgment Date]: 28 April 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 28
Supreme Court Commutes Death Penalty in Honour Killing Case: Digambar vs. State of Maharashtra (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a death penalty should be upheld in a case of honour killing, considering the possibility of reformation of the accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Digambar v. The State of Maharashtra Judgment Date: 28 April 2023 Date
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder Case: Dakkata Balaram Reddy vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented was sufficient to uphold the conviction of the accused for murder, robbery, and house trespass. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Dakkata Balaram Reddy & Anr. vs. State of Andhra Pradesh &
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder and Robbery Case: Dakkata Balaram Reddy vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused in a case of double murder and robbery. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Dakkata Balaram Reddy
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Siju Kurian vs. State of Karnataka (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the Trial Court’s acquittal based on circumstantial evidence and the admissibility of a confessional statement leading to the discovery of a fact. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Siju Kurian vs.
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Siju Kurian vs. State of Karnataka (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be upheld based on circumstantial evidence when there is no direct evidence linking the accused to the crime. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: Siju Kurian vs. State of
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Child Murder Case: Vahitha vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2023) Date of the Judgment: 22 February 2023 Citation: Not Available in the provided text. Judges: Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can a mother be convicted for the murder of her own child based on circumstantial evidence? The
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Based on Last Seen Theory in Murder Case Date of the Judgment: 17 February 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 129 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Hon’ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can a conviction for murder be upheld when the case rests primarily on circumstantial evidence and the “last seen
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Wife’s Murder Case: Anowar Hussain vs. State of Assam (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence and the accused’s failure to explain the cause of his wife’s death were sufficient to uphold a murder conviction. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: MD. ANOWAR HUSSAIN vs. STATE OF ASSAM [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Overturns Death Penalty in Child Rape-Murder Case: Chotkau vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: 28 September 2022 The Supreme Court of India, in a significant judgment, overturned the death penalty awarded to the appellant in a case involving the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl. The case hinged
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Homicidal Death Case: Sabitri Samantaray vs. State of Odisha (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution successfully discharged its burden of proof in a case of homicidal death within a private residence, and whether Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, can be invoked to shift the burden of explanation
