Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal in Border Security Force Act Case: Ex. Ct. Mahadev vs. The Director General, Boarder Security Force & Ors. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellant was entitled to exercise the right of private defense in the given facts and circumstances of the case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Border Security Force Act […]
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in “Phakadiyat” Attack Case: State of Uttarakhand vs. Sachendra Singh Rawat (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in altering the conviction of murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder based on the exception of sudden fight. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: State of
Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail in Murder Case: Manoj Kumar Khokhar vs. State of Rajasthan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court’s grant of bail was justified in a case of murder, considering the gravity of the offense and the manner in which it was committed. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Manoj Kumar Khokhar vs.
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Brutal Assault Case: Vinod Kumar vs. Amritpal & Ors. (2021) INSC 742 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the offense of murder under Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) is established when injuries are inflicted on vital body parts, even if there was no explicit intention to cause death. CASE
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide: Sita Ram vs. State of Rajasthan (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of causing death in a sudden fight without premeditation amounts to murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sita Ram & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court alters conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder: Khokan @ Khokhan Vishwas vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused’s actions constitute murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Khokan @ Khokhan
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Land Dispute Case Date of the Judgment: 09 February 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 49 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J. and S. Ravindra Bhat, J. Can a sudden fight during a heated argument lead to a murder conviction, or should it be considered culpable homicide? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Domestic Violence Case: Paul vs. State of Kerala (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was guilty of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) or culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II of the IPC. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Homicide Case
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Fatal Shooting Case: Awadhesh Kumar vs. State of U.P. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in modifying a murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder based on the exception of sudden fight without pre-meditation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Awadhesh Kumar vs. State
Supreme Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide: Satish Kumar vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was justified, or if it should be converted to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part I of the IPC. CASE
Supreme Court reduces murder conviction to hurt in a case of sudden fight: Guru @ Gurubaran & Ors. vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused can claim the benefit of Exception 4 to Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in a case of sudden fight. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Guru
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Family Dispute Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 can be reduced to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part I of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in cases of sudden fight without
