Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Abduction and Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Umesh Tukaram Padwal vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) Date of the Judgment: September 3, 2019 Citation: Umesh Tukaram Padwal & Anr. vs. The State of Maharashtra (2019) INSC 793 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J., Ajay Rastogi, J. Can […]
Supreme Court Upholds Family Settlement but Denies Specific Performance: Tilak Raj Bakshi vs. Avinash Chand Sharma (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a family settlement agreement containing a clause requiring written consent from all brothers before the sale of property and granting a right of first preference to the brothers is valid and enforceable, and whether specific
Supreme Court alters conviction from murder to culpable homicide: Anand Ramachandra vs Sidarai Laxman LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in altering the conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Anand Ramachandra Chougle vs Sidarai Laxman Chougala & Ors. Judgment Date: 6 August 2019
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Circumstantial Evidence: Sunita vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to convict the accused for murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sunita vs. State of Haryana [Judgment Date]: July 30, 2019 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Ranjit Kumar Haldar vs. State of Sikkim (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were responsible for the death of the deceased based on circumstantial evidence and the application of Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ranjit Kumar Haldar vs. State of
Supreme Court overturns dowry death conviction: Girish Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2019) Date of the Judgment: 23 July 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 712 Judges: Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice K.M. Joseph Can a High Court reverse a trial court’s acquittal in a dowry death case based on unreliable witness testimony? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court Clarifies Child Witness Competency in Murder Trial: Ramesh vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the competency of child witnesses in criminal trials. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: P. Ramesh vs. State Rep by Inspector of Police [Judgment Date]: July 9, 2019 Date of the Judgment: July 9, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 678 Judges:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder & Robbery Case: Ramesh Dasu Chauhan vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to uphold the conviction of the accused for murder and robbery. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ramesh Dasu Chauhan and Another vs. The State of Maharashtra [Judgment Date]: 04 July
Supreme Court Clarifies Admissibility of Electronic Evidence and Preliminary Inquiries in Corruption Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of electronic evidence and the scope of preliminary inquiries in corruption cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988) Case Name: State By Karnataka Lokayukta Police Station vs. M.R. Hiremath [Judgment Date]: 01 May 2019 Introduction Date of
Supreme Court Quashes Charges in Counterfeit Currency Case: Dipakbhai Jagdishchandra Patel vs. State of Gujarat (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of co-accused statements and the requirement of independent evidence for framing charges in counterfeit currency cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Dipakbhai Jagdishchandra Patel vs. State of Gujarat and Another [Judgment Date]: 24 April 2019
Supreme Court Allows Review Petition Based on Leaked Documents: Yashwant Sinha vs. CBI (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of leaked documents in a review petition and the extent of government privilege over such documents. CASE TYPE: Criminal Review Petition Case Name: Yashwant Sinha & Ors. vs. Central Bureau of Investigation Through Its Director & Anr. Judgment
Supreme Court Allows Review Petition Documents Despite Official Secrets Act Objections: Yashwant Sinha vs. CBI (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can consider documents that were allegedly obtained in violation of the Official Secrets Act, 1923, for the purpose of a review petition. CASE TYPE: Criminal Review Case Name: Yashwant Sinha & Ors. vs.
