Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Dowry Death Case Due to Inconsistencies in Dying Declaration | Sultan vs State of UP (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and evidentiary value of a dying declaration in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Sultan vs. The State of U.P. Judgment Date: 03 August 2022 Introduction Date of […]
Supreme Court Upholds Key Provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 Date of the Judgment: 27 July 2022 Citation: Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors., 2022 INSC 615 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J., and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Is the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) a
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction Based on Eyewitness Testimony: Shahaja vs. State of Maharashtra (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in upholding a murder conviction based on eyewitness testimony and circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Shahaja @ Shahajan Ismail Mohd. Shaikh vs. State of Maharashtra [Judgment Date]: 14 July 2022 Introduction
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to lack of evidence: Virendra vs. State of M.P. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused committed the murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Virendra vs. State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: 11 July 2022 Introduction Date of the
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Shishpal vs. State (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt in a murder case based on circumstantial evidence and the principle of common intention. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Shishpal @ Shishu vs. The
Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal in Border Security Force Act Case: Ex. Ct. Mahadev vs. The Director General, Boarder Security Force & Ors. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellant was entitled to exercise the right of private defense in the given facts and circumstances of the case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Border Security Force Act
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Dowry Death Case Citing Inconsistent Dying Declarations Date of the Judgment: June 2, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 504 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Hima Kohli, J. Can a conviction for murder be upheld when the dying declarations of the deceased are inconsistent and unreliable? The Supreme Court of India recently
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Double Homicide Case Citing Weak Evidence (27 May 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused can be convicted based on circumstantial evidence, extra-judicial confession of a co-accused, and the “last seen together” theory, when the factum of homicidal death is not conclusively proven. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Chandrapal vs. State
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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
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Double Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to uphold a conviction for murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ravinder Singh @ Kaku vs. State of Punjab [Judgment Date]: May 4, 2022 Introduction Date of the Judgment: May 4, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC
Supreme Court overturns High Court’s conviction in murder case: Jafarudheen & Ors. vs. State of Kerala (2022) Date of the Judgment: 22 April 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 405 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., M.M. Sundresh, J. Can discrepancies in eyewitness testimonies and delayed reporting impact a criminal case? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed
Supreme Court Upholds Dowry Death Conviction of Husband, Acquits In-Laws: Devender Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the trial court’s acquittal of the accused for offences related to dowry death under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Dowry
