Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Duleshwar & Anr. vs. State of M.P. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused persons were part of an unlawful assembly that caused the death of the deceased. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder, Rioting Case Name: Duleshwar & Anr. vs. The State of M.P. (Now Chhattisgarh) Judgment Date: […]
Supreme Court overturns High Court order in Kerala Murder Case: Kooli Saseendran & Ors. vs. State of Kerala (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in setting aside the acquittal order of the trial court and remanding the case for fresh consideration in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kooli Saseendran
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in 1982 Murder Case: Ramji Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) Date of the Judgment: December 11, 2019 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Justice Deepak Gupta Can a High Court overturn a Trial Court’s acquittal based on a different interpretation of the evidence? The
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Gruesome Murder Case: Mahipal vs. Rajesh Kumar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court correctly exercised its power under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to grant bail in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mahipal vs. Rajesh Kumar @ Polia & Anr. [Judgment Date]:
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Supreme Court acquits Jodhraj and Jagdish Prasad in murder case, upholding Bhanwar Lal’s acquittal (29 November 2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of eyewitness testimony in criminal cases and the principle of parity in acquittals. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: Jodhraj & Anr. vs. State of Rajasthan Judgment Date: 29 November 2019 Date of
Supreme Court Upholds Vicarious Liability in Murder Case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Killu @ Kailash & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether members of an unlawful assembly can be held vicariously liable for a murder committed by other members of the same assembly, even if they did not directly inflict the fatal injuries. CASE TYPE:
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: Fainul Khan vs. State of Jharkhand (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in upholding the conviction of the Appellants under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Fainul Khan vs. State of Jharkhand Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Deadly Court Attack Case: Manjit Singh vs. State of Punjab (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were part of an unlawful assembly and liable for the death of a person during a court attack. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Manjit Singh vs. The State of Punjab [Judgment Date]: 3rd September
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 Conviction in Murder Case: Kamlakar vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for murder based on eyewitness testimony and recovery of the weapon was justified. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Kamlakar vs. State of Maharashtra. Judgment Date: May 31, 2019 Date of the Judgment: May 31,
