Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 147

Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Fatal Family Dispute Case: Madhavan vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2017)

/ A.M. Khanwilkar, Criminal Law, Culpable Homicide, Dipak Misra, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 147, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 304, Judges, Sentencing

LEGAL ISSUE: Proportionality of sentencing in criminal cases involving sudden altercations. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Madhavan & Ors vs. The State of Tamil Nadu Judgment Date: 14 August 2017 Date of the Judgment: 14 August 2017 Citation: 2017 INSC 701 Judges: Dipak Misra, J., A.M. Khanwilkar, J. Can a sentence be reduced if […]

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Supreme Court directs fresh consideration of witness evidence in Murder Case: State vs. Rettaimandaiyan @ Murugan (2008)

/ Arijit Pasayat, Harjit Singh Bedi, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 147, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 148, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Judges

Introduction Date of the Judgment: September 18, 2008 In a criminal appeal concerning a murder case, the critical question arose: Can eyewitness testimony be dismissed solely because a dying declaration is deemed unreliable? The Supreme Court of India addressed this issue in the case of *State Rep. by Inspector of Police, Tiruchy v. Rettaimandaiyan @

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