Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Contradictory Evidence: Subhash vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused can be convicted based on contradictory witness testimonies and inconsistencies in medical evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Subhash vs. State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment Date: February 1, 2022 Date of the […]
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Assault Case: Ram Kumar & Anr. vs. State of Haryana (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Disparity in sentencing among co-accused in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Assault Case Name: Ram Kumar & Anr. vs. State of Haryana [Judgment Date]: 19 January 2022 Date of the Judgment: 19 January 2022
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Haryana Assault Case: Ram Kumar & Anr. vs. State of Haryana (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in not extending the benefit of reduced sentence to all accused when their roles were similar in an assault case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ram Kumar & Anr. vs.
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in 1981 Rioting Case: Dilip Shaw & Ors. vs. State of West Bengal (2020) Date of the Judgment: March 2, 2020 Citation: Dilip Shaw @ Sanatan & Anr. vs. The State of West Bengal and Ors., Criminal Appeal No. 1431 of 2013, with Criminal Appeal No. 1430 of 2013 Judges: Deepak
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in 1992 Murder Case: State of Uttarakhand vs. Darshan Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Assessing the reliability of eyewitness testimony and medical evidence in a criminal trial, particularly when inconsistencies arise. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: State of Uttarakhand vs. Darshan Singh [Judgment Date]: 7 November 2019 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Untrustworthy Witness Testimony (24 October 2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of eyewitness testimony and circumstantial evidence in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Imrat Singh & Ors. vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [Judgment Date]: 24 October 2019 Date of the Judgment: 24 October 2019 The
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to medical evidence discrepancies: Prem Singh vs. Sukhdev Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in acquitting the accused based on discrepancies between eyewitness testimony and medical evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Prem Singh vs. Sukhdev Singh & Others [Judgment Date]: October 17,
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Postman Vengaisamy & Ors. vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the testimonies of injured witnesses can be relied upon for conviction in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Postman Vengaisamy & Ors. vs. State represented by Inspector of Police & Ors. Judgment Date: 24 July 2019
Supreme Court Upholds Summoning of Accused Based on Trial Testimony: Rajesh & Ors. vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court can summon individuals as accused under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) based on evidence presented during the trial, even if those individuals were not initially charge-sheeted. CASE
Supreme Court acquits three accused in a murder case due to lack of evidence: Peer Singh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were present at the scene of the crime and participated in the murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Peer Singh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh. [Judgment Date]: April
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Gruesome Murder Case: Md. Rojali Ali & Ors. vs. State of Assam (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the testimony of related witnesses can be the basis of conviction in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Md. Rojali Ali & Ors. vs. The State of Assam Judgment Date: 19
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Despite Co-accused Acquittal LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the acquittal of co-accused persons can be a ground to acquit the main accused when there is direct evidence against him. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Pappi @ Mehboob vs. State of Rajasthan Judgment Date: February 5, 2019 Date of the Judgment:
