Supreme Court Revises Conviction in Murder and Robbery Case: Jagdish vs. State (2023) INSC 123 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under Section 397 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, was justified in a case of murder and robbery. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Jagdish […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Murder but Alters Robbery Charge: Jagdish vs. State (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellants were guilty of murder and armed robbery. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Jagdish Etc. vs. The State of Rajasthan Judgment Date: 22 February 2023 Date of the Judgment: 22 February 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 1532
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Based on Last Seen Theory in Murder Case Date of the Judgment: 17 February 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 129 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Hon’ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can a conviction for murder be upheld when the case rests primarily on circumstantial evidence and the “last seen
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Gruesome Family Murder Case: Ajai vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the testimony of a sole, injured eyewitness is sufficient for conviction in a murder case, and whether the High Court was correct in commuting the death penalty to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ajai
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction: Suresh vs. State of Kerala (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused’s actions constitute murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, or culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part I of the same code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Suresh vs. State of Kerala Judgment
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Supreme Court Refuses Transfer of Case but Emphasizes Fair Prosecution: Sunil Saini & Ors. vs. State of Haryana & Ors. (2023) INSC 73 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal case should be transferred to another state due to concerns about witness intimidation and the fairness of the prosecution. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sunil Saini &
Supreme Court Refuses Transfer of Case, Emphasizes Fair Prosecution: Sunil Saini & Ors. vs. State of Haryana & Ors. (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal case should be transferred to another state due to allegations of witness intimidation and an unfair prosecution. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sunil Saini & Ors. vs. State of Haryana
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: John Anthonisamy vs. State (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be upheld based on circumstantial evidence, particularly when the cause of death is not definitively established, and the primary evidence includes the recovery of the body and stolen property at the instance of
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: John Anthonisamy vs. State (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be upheld based on circumstantial evidence, even when the cause of death is not definitively established by a post-mortem report. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: John Anthonisamy @ John vs. State, Rep. by
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Self-Defense Case: Jasbir Singh vs. State of Punjab (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellant’s actions constituted murder or whether they were protected under the right to private defense. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Jasbir Singh vs. State of Punjab Judgment Date: 19 January 2023 Introduction Date
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Flawed Identification: Stalin @ Satalin Samuvel vs. State (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of Test Identification Parade (TIP) evidence and the burden of proof in criminal cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Stalin @ Satalin Samuvel vs. State Represented by the Inspector of Police Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Flawed Identification Parade: Stalin @ Satalin Samuvel vs. State (2023) INSC 522 Date of the Judgment: 18 January 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 522 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Vikram Nath, J. Can a conviction be upheld when the primary evidence relies on a flawed identification parade
