Supreme Court Cancels Bail for Accused in Double Murder Case: Ajwar vs. Niyaj Ahmad (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail to an accused in a double murder case without considering the seriousness of the crime and the accused’s role. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ajwar vs. Niyaj Ahmad & […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Nazeer vs State (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to convict the accused of murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Nazeer @ Nazeer Mohammed vs. State Rep by Inspector of Police. [Judgment Date]: 29 September 2022 Date of the Judgment: 29
Supreme Court Overturns Death Penalty in Child Rape-Murder Case: Chotkau vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: 28 September 2022 The Supreme Court of India, in a significant judgment, overturned the death penalty awarded to the appellant in a case involving the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl. The case hinged
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case: Raju @ Rajendra Prasad vs. State of Rajasthan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused based on circumstantial evidence was justified. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Raju @ Rajendra Prasad vs. State of Rajasthan [Judgment Date]: 19 September 2022 Date of the Judgment: 19 September 2022
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Patricide Case: Chherturam vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the crime of patricide committed during a sudden fight under the influence of alcohol falls under the exception of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Chherturam @ Chainu vs. State of Chhattisgarh.
Supreme Court directs Sessions Court to verify juvenility claim of convict: Vinod Katara vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a claim of juvenility can be raised at any stage of a legal proceeding, even after the final disposal of the case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Vinod Katara vs. State of Uttar
Supreme Court Cancels Bail of Accused in Murder Case: Joseph Johnson N. Maithkuri vs. Subrahmanya & Anr. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail to the accused in a murder case, despite the presence of eyewitnesses and identification in a Test Identification Parade. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Joseph Johnson
Supreme Court enhances sentence for brutal double murder: State of Haryana vs. Anand Kindo (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reducing the death penalty to life imprisonment in a case of brutal double murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: The State of Haryana vs. Anand Kindo & Anr. ETC. Judgment
Supreme Court Acquits Union Leaders in Murder Case: Chaitu Gowala vs. State of Assam (2022) Date of the Judgment: September 7, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 743 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and Krishna Murari, J. Can mere presence at a crime scene lead to a murder conviction? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction, Rules Out Culpable Homicide in Madhya Pradesh Case (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were guilty of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 or culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and whether Exception 4 to Section 300
Supreme Court mandates life imprisonment for Section 302 IPC conviction: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Nandu (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Minimum sentence for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Nandu @ Nandua Judgment Date: 02 September 2022 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court alters conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder: Krishnamurthy vs. State (2022) INSC 711 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused’s actions constitute murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Krishnamurthy vs. State [Judgment Date]: 01 September 2022 Date of the Judgment: 01 September 2022
