Supreme Court Acquits Accused Based on Weak Extra-Judicial Confession: Pawan Kumar Chourasia vs. State of Bihar (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Evidentiary value of extra-judicial confession in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Pawan Kumar Chourasia vs. State of Bihar Judgment Date: March 14, 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: March 14, 2023 Citation: 2023 […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction, Reduces Sentence Based on Juvenility Claim: Karan @ Fatiya vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a claim of juvenility can be raised at any stage of the proceedings, even after final disposal of the case, and what is the effect on the sentence awarded if the accused is
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction, Reduces Sentence for Juvenile Offender in Heinous Crime Case LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of juvenility and its impact on sentencing in cases involving heinous offenses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Juvenile Justice. Case Name: Karan @ Fatiya vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh. [Judgment Date]: March 3, 2023 Date of the Judgment: March
Supreme Court overturns High Court conviction based on weak extra-judicial confession: Nikhil Chandra Mondal vs. State of West Bengal (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be solely based on an extra-judicial confession without sufficient corroborating evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Nikhil Chandra Mondal vs. State of West Bengal [Judgment Date]: 3 March 2023
Supreme Court overturns High Court conviction based on extra-judicial confession: Nikhil Chandra Mondal vs. State of West Bengal (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be solely based on extra-judicial confession without corroborating evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Nikhil Chandra Mondal vs. State of West Bengal Judgment Date: March 3, 2023 Date of
Supreme Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide: Premchand vs. State of Maharashtra (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of the accused constitutes murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Premchand vs. The State of Maharashtra Judgment Date: 3rd March 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 3rd March
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Circumstantial Evidence: Indrajit Das vs. State of Tripura (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution successfully proved the guilt of the accused in a case based on circumstantial evidence where key links are missing. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Indrajit Das vs. The State of
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case, Emphasizing Common Intention: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Jad Bai (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in acquitting the accused based on a lack of proof of common intention in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Jad
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case, Emphasizing Common Intention: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Jad Bai (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in acquitting the accused based on lack of proof of common intention in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: The State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Jad
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case: Roopwanti vs. State of Haryana (2023) Date of the Judgment: 24th February 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 137 Judges: Justice Krishna Murari and Justice B.V. Nagarathna Can a higher court overturn an acquittal by a lower court? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question while hearing an appeal against
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case: Roopwanti vs. State of Haryana (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Standards for reversing acquittals in criminal appeals. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Roopwanti vs. State of Haryana. Judgment Date: 24th February 2023 Date of the Judgment: 24th February 2023. Citation: 2023 INSC 157. Judges: Hon’ble Justices Krishna Murari and
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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Child Murder Case: Vahitha vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2023) Date of the Judgment: 22 February 2023 Citation: Not Available in the provided text. Judges: Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can a mother be convicted for the murder of her own child based on circumstantial evidence? The
