Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Drunken Brawl Case: Atul Thakur vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2018) Date of the Judgment: January 19, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 37 Judges: Dipak Misra, CJI, A.M. Khanwilkar, J., Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, J. Can a drunken brawl lead to a murder conviction, or should it be […]
Date of the Judgment: 27 August 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 571 Judges: Chandramauli Kr. Prasad, J., Kurian Joseph, J. Can a fight that starts over a trivial issue, like a cat jumping onto someone’s terrace, lead to a murder conviction? The Supreme Court of India recently examined this question. In this case, the court considered
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 21st July 2005 Citation: Appeal (crl.) 746 of 2003 Judges: P. Venkatarama Reddi and D.M. Dharmadhikari Can a sudden quarrel during a wedding celebration lead to a murder conviction? The Supreme Court of India addressed this grim scenario in Suresh Chandra vs. State of Uttar Pradesh, a case arising from
