Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Eyewitness Testimony: Dibakar Nunia vs. State of Assam (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the testimony of eyewitnesses, who acted unnaturally after witnessing a crime, can be considered reliable for conviction in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Dibakar Nunia & Anr. vs. The State […]
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence: Khema @ Khem Chandra vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Evaluation of witness testimony and the evidentiary value of recoveries in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: Khema @ Khem Chandra vs. State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Dowry Death Case Due to Inconsistencies in Dying Declaration | Sultan vs State of UP (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and evidentiary value of a dying declaration in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Sultan vs. The State of U.P. Judgment Date: 03 August 2022 Introduction Date of
Supreme Court upholds acquittal in murder case based on weak extra-judicial confession: State of Rajasthan vs. Kistoora Ram (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be solely based on an extra-judicial confession without corroborating evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: State of Rajasthan vs. Kistoora Ram Judgment Date: 28 July 2022 Introduction Date of
Supreme Court Convicts All Accused in Murder Case: Sanjay Puran Bagde vs. State of Maharashtra (2022) Date of the Judgment: 28 July 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 718 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. and M.M. Sundresh, J. Can individuals be held equally liable for a murder even if they didn’t directly inflict the fatal blow? The
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case: Prahlad vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in overturning the trial court’s acquittal in a murder case based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Prahlad vs. State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: 27 July 2022 Introduction Date
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case Based on Dying Declarations: Gorabai vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: 20 July 2022 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 1293 of 2018 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, J., Bela M. Trivedi, J. Can discrepancies in witness testimonies regarding a dying declaration undermine a conviction in a
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction Based on Eyewitness Testimony: Shahaja vs. State of Maharashtra (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in upholding a murder conviction based on eyewitness testimony and circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Shahaja @ Shahajan Ismail Mohd. Shaikh vs. State of Maharashtra [Judgment Date]: 14 July 2022 Introduction
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction Based on Oral Dying Declaration: Kamal Khudal vs. State of Assam (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an oral dying declaration can be the sole basis for conviction in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kamal Khudal vs. State of Assam Judgment Date: 14 July 2022 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to lack of evidence: Virendra vs. State of M.P. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused committed the murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Virendra vs. State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: 11 July 2022 Introduction Date of the
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder Case Based on Eyewitness Testimony and Circumstantial Evidence LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for murder can be sustained based on the testimony of a sole eyewitness who provided inconsistent statements, along with circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Hajabhai Rajashibhai Odedara vs. State of
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder and Robbery Case Due to Lack of Identification: Amrik Singh vs. State of Punjab (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be sustained solely on the basis of a witness’s identification of the accused in court, without a prior Test Identification Parade (TIP), and when the witness did not
