Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Political Rivalry Case: Kunhimuhammed vs. State of Kerala (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of stabbing and killing during a scuffle amounts to murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Kunhimuhammed @ Kunheethu vs. The State of Kerala [Judgment Date]: December 06, […]
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to flawed evidence: Wadla Bheemaraidu vs. State of Telangana (2024) INSC 923 (03 December 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved the chain of circumstances beyond reasonable doubt in a case based purely on circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Wadla Bheemaraidu vs. State of Telangana
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case Date of the Judgment: 03 December 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 936 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J., and K.V. Viswanathan, J. Can a conviction for murder be reduced to culpable homicide not amounting to murder if the act occurred during a sudden fight without premeditation?
Supreme Court Acquits Accused Due to Inadequate Examination Under Section 313 CrPC: Ashok vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) INSC 919 (02 December 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether inadequate examination of an accused under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) can lead to acquittal. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ashok vs. State
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Circumstantial Evidence: Suresh Chandra Tiwari vs. State of Uttarakhand (2024) INSC 907 (28 November 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution’s circumstantial evidence was strong enough to convict the accused of murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Suresh Chandra Tiwari & Anr. vs. State of
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Vijaya Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused in a dowry death case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Dowry Death Case Name: Vijaya Singh & Anr. vs. State of Uttarakhand [Judgment Date]: 25
Supreme Court Alters Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Sunny @ Santosh vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) INSC 878 (20 November 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 is sustainable when the incident occurs during a sudden fight without premeditation. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court alters murder conviction to culpable homicide in land dispute case: Devendra Kumar vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 should be altered to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to weak circumstantial evidence: Karakkattu Muhammed Basheer vs. State of Kerala (2024) INSC 838 (5 November 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution established an unbroken chain of circumstantial evidence to prove the guilt of the accused in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Karakkattu Muhammed
Supreme Court overturns conviction in Madhya Pradesh murder case Date of the Judgment: 25 October 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 823 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J., Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Can a High Court overturn a trial court’s conviction in a murder case based on witness testimonies? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Uma & Anr. vs. State (2024) INSC 809 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the Trial Court’s acquittal and convicting the accused based on circumstantial evidence in a dowry death case. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Uma & Anr. vs. State. [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Based on Admitted Documents in Murder Case: Shyam Narayan Ram vs. State of U.P. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial can be set aside if the defense counsel admits the genuineness of prosecution documents, thereby dispensing with formal proof. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Shyam Narayan Ram vs. State of U.P.
