Supreme Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Khairlanji Killings: CBI vs. Sakru Mahagu Binjewar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment with a condition that the respondents–accused shall have to undergo actual sentence of not less than 25 years, and whether the case falls under the […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in 1980 Murder Case: Shio Shankar Dubey vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in upholding the conviction based on the testimony of related witnesses and inconsistencies in the inquest report. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Shio Shankar Dubey & Ors. vs. State of Bihar Judgment
Supreme Court clarifies liability under Section 149 IPC in mob violence case: Bal Mukund Sharma vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether all members of an unlawful assembly are liable for murder if one member commits the act, under Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Bal Mukund
Supreme Court Upholds Partial Retrial for Witness Examination in Criminal Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial is vitiated if witness testimony is recorded without the accused being present, and if so, whether a partial retrial can be ordered to rectify the error. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Atma Ram & Ors. vs. State of
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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 acquits accused in murder case due to inconsistent witness statements: Amrika Bai vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was part of an unlawful assembly with the common objective of murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Amrika Bai vs. The State of Chhattisgarh Judgment Date: 29 March 2019 Date
Supreme Court Sets Aside Erroneous Conviction in Murder Case: Deep Narayan Chourasia vs. State of Bihar (2019) Date of the Judgment: 25 February 2019 Citation: Deep Narayan Chourasia vs. State of Bihar, Criminal Appeal No.180 of 2019 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. and Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a High Court convict an accused of a
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Caste-Based Murder Case: Mahendran vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused persons were part of an unlawful assembly with the common object of murdering the deceased. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Mahendran vs. The State of Tamil Nadu & Ravi @Gopu and Ors. vs. State
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Fatal Family Dispute Case: Munishamappa & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the acquittal order of the Trial Court and convicting the accused under Section 304 Part I read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and whether
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case, Acquits Two Accused: Farida Begum vs. State of Uttarakhand (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in upholding the conviction of the accused for murder and rioting. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Farida Begum vs. State of Uttarakhand [Judgment Date]: December 4, 2018 Introduction Date of
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Gruesome Murder Case: Palani vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the testimony of a single eyewitness, corroborated by medical evidence, is sufficient to uphold a conviction in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Palani vs. State of Tamil Nadu [Judgment Date]: 27 November 2018 Introduction
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Ramvir vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in convicting the appellant under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 148 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, when the trial court
