Supreme Court overturns BSF Constable’s dismissal in alleged voyeurism case: Union of India vs. Jogeshwar Swain (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Summary Security Force Court (SSFC) can dismiss a Border Security Force (BSF) personnel based solely on a guilty plea, without proper adherence to procedural safeguards and when the evidence is questionable. CASE TYPE: Service […]
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Double Murder Case Citing Lack of Evidence Date of the Judgment: 16 April 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 330 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J. and R.K. Agrawal, J. Can a conviction be upheld when based primarily on circumstantial evidence and a retracted confession? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical
Can a conviction be overturned if the prosecution fails to establish key facts? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case involving the alleged theft of a bond paper from a government office. The core issue revolved around whether the High Court of Karnataka correctly overturned the acquittal granted by the
