Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Due to Solitary Confinement and Delay: B.A. Umesh vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether prolonged solitary confinement and delays in processing a mercy petition can be grounds for commuting a death sentence to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: B.A. Umesh vs. Union of India & Ors. […]
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to weak circumstantial evidence: S. Kaleeswaran vs. State (2022) INSC 525 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt based on circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: S. Kaleeswaran vs. State [Judgment Date]: 3 November 2022 Date of the
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Rape and Murder Case: State of Jharkhand vs. Shailendra Kumar Rai (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of a dying declaration and its probative value in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: The State of Jharkhand vs. Shailendra Kumar Rai @ Pandav Rai Judgment Date: 31 October 2022 Introduction
Supreme Court Modifies Sentence in POCSO Case: Mohd. Firoz vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Modification of sentence in cases involving offences under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, POCSO Act Case Name: Mohd. Firoz vs. State of Madhya Pradesh
Supreme Court modifies sentence in POCSO case: Mohd. Firoz vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: 21 October 2022 Citation: Review Petition (Criminal) No. 282 of 2022 in Criminal Appeal No. 612 of 2019 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, CJI, S. Ravindra Bhat, J., Bela M. Trivedi, J. Can a court modify a
Supreme Court Acquits All Accused in Murder Case Citing Inconsistent Witness Testimony: Md. Jabbar Ali & Ors. vs. State of Assam (2022) Date of the Judgment: 17th October 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 913 Judges: Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice B.V. Nagarathna. The judgment was authored by Justice B.V. Nagarathna. Can inconsistencies in witness testimonies lead
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Murder in Unlawful Assembly Case: Gurmail Singh vs State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: October 17, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 902 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J., and Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Can a member of an unlawful assembly be convicted of murder even if they did not directly inflict
Supreme Court overturns acquittal in murder case: State vs. Laly (2022) INSC 881 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in acquitting the accused despite the presence of a credible eyewitness. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal. Case Name: State through the Inspector of Police vs. Laly @ Manikandan & Another Etc. Judgment Date: 14 October
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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Wife’s Murder Case: Anowar Hussain vs. State of Assam (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence and the accused’s failure to explain the cause of his wife’s death were sufficient to uphold a murder conviction. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: MD. ANOWAR HUSSAIN vs. STATE OF ASSAM [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court overturns murder conviction due to weak circumstantial evidence: Subramanya vs. State of Karnataka (2022) INSC 487 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a murder conviction can be sustained based on weak circumstantial evidence and an extra-judicial confession. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Subramanya vs. State of Karnataka Judgment Date: 13 October 2022 Date of the
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to flawed evidence: Munikrishna vs. State (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of confessional statements made to police and the evaluation of circumstantial evidence in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Munikrishna @ Krishna Etc. vs. State by Ulsoor PS [Judgment Date]: 30 September 2022 Date
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Murder Case: Bohatti Devi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court correctly granted bail in a case involving serious offences like murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Bohatti Devi vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. Judgment Date: 30 September 2022 Introduction Date of
