Supreme Court overturns High Court conviction in murder case: Mohan @Srinivas vs. State of Karnataka (2021) Date of the Judgment: 13 December 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 732 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., M.M. Sundresh, J. Can a High Court reverse a trial court’s acquittal of a murder case based on a different interpretation of the […]
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Murder Case, Denies Anticipatory Bail in Counter FIR: Laxman Prasad Pandey vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail to the accused in a murder case and denying anticipatory bail to the accused in a related counter-FIR, without proper reasoning. CASE
Supreme Court commutes death penalty to life imprisonment in triple murder case: Bhagchandra vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021) INSC 732 Date of the Judgment: 09 December 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 732 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., B.R. Gavai, J., and B.V. Nagarathna, J. (authored by B.R. Gavai, J.) Can a death sentence be upheld
Supreme Court Clarifies Maintainability of Appeals in Death Penalty Delay Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an intra-court appeal is maintainable against a Single Judge’s order in a writ petition concerning delays in the disposal of mercy petitions in death penalty cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Jasbir Singh @ Jassa ETC. vs. State of Punjab &
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Gulab vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of an accused under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 is valid based on the testimony of related witnesses and in the absence of recovery of the weapon and ballistic
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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Custodial Escape Case: Parveen @ Sonu vs. State of Haryana (2021) Date of the Judgment: December 7, 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 744 Judges: R. Subhash Reddy, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J. Can a person be convicted of conspiracy based solely on the confessional statements of co-accused, without any other corroborating evidence?
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case: Taijuddin vs. State of Assam (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether pointing out the location of a victim to a mob constitutes being part of an unlawful assembly with a common intention to commit murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Taijuddin vs. State of Assam & Ors. [Judgment Date]:
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Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Brutal Assault Case: Vinod Kumar vs. Amritpal & Ors. (2021) INSC 742 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the offense of murder under Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) is established when injuries are inflicted on vital body parts, even if there was no explicit intention to cause death. CASE
Supreme Court Upholds Convictions in Caste-Based Honor Killing Case: Hari & Anr. vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Vicarious liability of members of an unlawful assembly in cases of caste-based violence and honor killings. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Caste Discrimination, Honor Killing Case Name: Hari & Anr. vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to 30 Years in Gruesome Family Murder Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death penalty should be upheld or commuted to life imprisonment, considering the possibility of reformation and rehabilitation of the convicts. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mofil Khan & Anr. vs. The State of Jharkhand Judgment Date: 26 November
Supreme Court Overturns Acquittal in Deadly Holi Attack Case: State of Rajasthan vs. Bablu @ Om Prakash (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in overturning the Trial Court’s conviction of multiple accused in a case of deadly assault. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Rajasthan vs. Bablu @ Om Prakash Judgment
Supreme Court alters conviction in fatal assault case: Viram vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether inconsistencies between oral testimony and medical evidence warrant altering a conviction for murder in a case of group assault. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Group Assault, Murder, and Voluntarily Causing Hurt. Case Name: Viram @ Virma Versus
