Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Honour Killing Case: Rohit Bishnoi vs. State of Rajasthan (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail to the accused in a case of honour killing where the accused were actively involved in the murder and there was prima facie evidence against them. CASE TYPE: Criminal […]
Supreme Court Revises Conviction in Fatal Assault Case: State of Rajasthan vs. Mehram & Ors. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in converting a murder conviction to a lesser offense based on the right of private defense. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Rajasthan vs. Mehram & Ors. [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Fatal Assault Case: Dhanpal vs. State NCT of Delhi (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused shared a common intention to commit murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Dhanpal vs. State NCT of Delhi Judgment Date: 27 April
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Triple Murder Case: Manoj Suryavanshi vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death penalty was warranted in a case of triple murder based on circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Manoj Suryavanshi vs. State of Chhattisgarh [Judgment Date]: 5 March 2020 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Culpable Homicide Case: Chandrakumar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in reducing the sentence awarded by the Trial Court in a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Chandrakumar @ Kali vs. The State of Madhya
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case: Satish Kumar vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt in a case based on circumstantial evidence, particularly concerning the recovery of a dead body and a weapon based on disclosure statements. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Contradictory Eyewitness Testimony Date of the Judgment: 2 March 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 185 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J. and M. R. Shah, J. Can a conviction be upheld when the sole eyewitness account is riddled with contradictions and inconsistencies? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence Date of the Judgment: 20 February 2020 Citation: Not Available Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and Deepak Gupta, J. Can a person be convicted of murder based solely on circumstantial evidence? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case
Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Mercy Petition in Nirbhaya Case: Vinay Sharma vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Judicial review of the President’s decision on a mercy petition. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Vinay Sharma vs. Union of India and Others. Judgment Date: 14 February 2020 Date of the Judgment: 14 February 2020
Supreme Court overturns conviction in double murder case: Basheera Begum vs. Mohammed Ibrahim (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the Trial Court’s conviction based on circumstantial evidence in a double murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction Case Name: Basheera Begum vs. Mohammed Ibrahim & Ors. Judgment Date: 31 January
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Homicidal Death Case: Nawab vs. State of Uttarakhand (2020) Date of the Judgment: 22 January 2020 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 884 of 2013 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., Navin Sinha, J. Can a person be convicted for murder based on circumstantial evidence and the failure to provide a plausible explanation when
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Domestic Violence Case: Paul vs. State of Kerala (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was guilty of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) or culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II of the IPC. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Homicide Case
