Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to lack of conclusive evidence: Raja Naykar vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2024) INSC 56 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be sustained solely on the basis of circumstantial evidence and recovery of a weapon without establishing a clear link to the crime. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Perumal Raja vs. State (2024) INSC 13 Date of the Judgment: January 3, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 13 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, J., S.V.N. Bhatti, J. Can a conviction for murder be upheld solely on circumstantial evidence, even when there are no eyewitnesses? The Supreme
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Doubtful Eyewitness Testimony: Chhote Lal vs. Rohtash & Ors. (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in setting aside the conviction of the accused based on the testimony of a sole eyewitness, who is also the complainant and father of the deceased, and on
Supreme Court Denies Bail to Manish Sisodia in Delhi Excise Policy Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether bail should be granted to an accused in a case involving allegations of corruption and money laundering, particularly concerning the generation and handling of proceeds of crime. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption, Prevention of Money Laundering Case Name:
Supreme Court Orders Retrial in Child Rape and Murder Case Due to Hasty Trial: Naveen @ Ajay vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial conducted with undue haste, denying the accused a fair opportunity to defend themselves, is valid under the law. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Naveen @ Ajay
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to flawed identification: Mohd. Rijwan vs. State of Haryana (2023) INSC 911 (13 October 2023) Date of the Judgment: 13 October 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 911 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Pankaj Mithal, J. Can a conviction for murder stand when the key eyewitness identification is questionable?
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Sharanappa vs. State of Karnataka (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution has established the chain of circumstances to prove the guilt of the accused in a case based on circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sharanappa @ Sharanappa vs. State of Karnataka
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case: R. Sreenivasa vs. State of Karnataka (2023) Date of the Judgment: September 6, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 803 Judges: Vikram Nath, J., Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. Can a conviction for murder be sustained solely on the basis of the ‘last seen’ theory, especially when there are inconsistencies in the
Supreme Court acquits husband in murder case due to weak circumstantial evidence: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Phoolchand Rathore (28 April 2023) Date of the Judgment: 28 April 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 395 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Manoj Misra, J., Aravind Kumar, J. Can a conviction for murder be sustained solely on circumstantial evidence
Supreme Court Commutes Death Penalty in Honor Killing Case: Digambar vs. State of Maharashtra (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the present case falls under the ‘rarest of rare’ category warranting a death penalty. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Digambar vs. The State of Maharashtra. [Judgment Date]: 28 April 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 28
Supreme Court acquits husband in murder case due to weak circumstantial evidence: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Phoolchand Rathore (2023) Date of the Judgment: April 28, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 444 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Manoj Misra, J., Aravind Kumar, J. Can a conviction for murder be upheld when the case relies solely on
Supreme Court overturns conviction due to flawed investigation in murder case: Maghavendra Pratap Singh vs State of Chhattisgarh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be sustained when the investigation is flawed and based on circumstantial evidence, and whether a charge of criminal conspiracy can stand against a single individual after all other co-accused are
