Supreme Court Upholds Conviction, Rejects Juvenile Claim Based on Arms License: Ram Vijay Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of juvenility in criminal cases and the evidentiary value of ossification tests and self-declared age in official documents. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Ram Vijay Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh […]
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Wife’s Death: R. Damodaran vs. State (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused for the murder of his wife. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: R. Damodaran vs. The State Represented by the Inspector of Police Judgment Date: 23 February
Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence for Double Murder of Minors: Gauri Shankar vs. State of Punjab (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Trial Court can impose a life sentence to mean the remainder of natural life. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Gauri Shankar vs. State of Punjab Judgment Date: 16 February 2021 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: State of Odisha vs. Banabihari Mohapatra (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in dismissing the State’s appeal against acquittal on the grounds of delay and whether the Trial Court was correct in acquitting the accused in the absence of sufficient
Supreme Court alters conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder: Khokan @ Khokhan Vishwas vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused’s actions constitute murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Khokan @ Khokhan
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Land Dispute Murder Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused shared a common intention in the assault leading to the death of two people. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Asharam Tiwari vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [Judgment Date]: 12 January 2021 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 12 January 2021 Citation: 2021
Supreme Court reduces murder conviction to voluntarily causing hurt in land dispute case: Mihir Gope vs. State of Jharkhand (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellants could be convicted for murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, when the evidence suggested their individual actions did not conclusively prove a
Supreme Court Orders Further Investigation in Murder Case Due to Inadequate Police Inquiry | Amar Nath Chaubey vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can order further investigation into a criminal case if the initial police investigation is deemed inadequate and perfunctory. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Amar Nath Chaubey vs.
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in 29-Year-Old Case: Sumedh Singh Saini vs. State of Punjab (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether anticipatory bail should be granted in a case where there is a significant delay in filing the FIR, and the primary evidence is based on the statements of approvers. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sumedh Singh
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Matrimonial Homicide Case: Jayantilal Verma vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence and the lack of explanation from the accused under Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, are sufficient to uphold a conviction for murder in a domestic setting. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Jayantilal
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistencies: Rajesh vs. State of Haryana (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution successfully proved the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt in a murder case, particularly when there are inconsistencies in eyewitness testimonies and forensic evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Rajesh @ Sarkari
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to weak evidence: Chunthuram vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2020) Date of the Judgment: 29 October 2020 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Krishna Murari, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J. Can a conviction for murder be sustained when the evidence is weak and circumstantial? The
