Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Premeditated Attack Case: Joy Dev Araj vs. State of Kerala (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code is sustainable when the accused is part of an unlawful assembly that caused the victim’s death. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Joy […]
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Rioting Case Citing Lack of Reliable Evidence: Javed Shaukat Ali Qureshi vs. State of Gujarat (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of an accused can be sustained based on the sole testimony of a witness who identifies the accused for the first time in court, after a significant time lapse,
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Matrimonial Homicide Case: Jayantilal Verma vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence and the lack of explanation from the accused under Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, are sufficient to uphold a conviction for murder in a domestic setting. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Jayantilal
Supreme Court overturns acquittal in quadruple murder case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Chhaakki Lal (2018) Date of the Judgment: 26 September 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 844 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and Vineet Saran, J. Can a High Court overturn a trial court’s conviction based on minor inconsistencies in a key witness’s testimony? The Supreme
