Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Duleshwar & Anr. vs. State of M.P. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused persons were part of an unlawful assembly that caused the death of the deceased. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder, Rioting Case Name: Duleshwar & Anr. vs. The State of M.P. (Now Chhattisgarh) Judgment Date: […]
Supreme Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Land Dispute Case (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for murder should be converted to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part I of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case
Supreme Court Upholds Bail, Rejects Cancellation Based on Vague Allegations: Myakala Dharmarajam vs. State of Telangana (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether bail granted by a Sessions Court can be cancelled by the High Court based on vague allegations of witness tampering and without a finding of perversity in the Sessions Court’s order. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law
Supreme Court clarifies the application of Rule 180 of Army Rules in Court Martial Proceedings: Union of India vs. Virendra Kumar (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether non-compliance of Rule 180 of the Army Rules, 1954 during a Court of Inquiry vitiates the subsequent Court Martial proceedings. CASE TYPE: Armed Forces Law Case Name: Union of India
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Gruesome Murder Case Based on Dying Declarations: Purshottam Chopra vs. State (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and reliability of dying declarations in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Purshottam Chopra & Anr. vs. State (Govt. of NCT Delhi). [Judgment Date]: 07 January 2020 Date of the Judgment: 07 January
Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty in Delhi Gang Rape Case: Akshay Kumar Singh’s Review Petition Dismissed (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Review of a judgment confirming conviction and death penalty in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Akshay Kumar Singh v. State (NCT of Delhi) Judgment Date: 18 December 2019 Date of the Judgment: 18
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Harinder Singh vs. State of Punjab (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to convict the accused of murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Harinder Singh @ Hira vs. The State of Punjab Judgment Date: 17 December 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court overturns High Court order in Kerala Murder Case: Kooli Saseendran & Ors. vs. State of Kerala (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in setting aside the acquittal order of the trial court and remanding the case for fresh consideration in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kooli Saseendran
Supreme Court Acquits Mother in Newborn Death Case: Manju vs. State of Delhi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence was sufficient to convict the mother for the murder of her newborn baby. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Manju vs. State of Delhi Judgment Date: 17 December 2019 Date of the Judgment: 17 December
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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Common Intention: Virender vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an accused can be convicted for murder with the aid of Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 when the prosecution fails to prove a common intention to commit the crime. CASE
Supreme Court overturns conviction in kidnapping and murder case: Shailendra Rajdev Pasvan vs. State of Gujarat (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the trial court’s acquittal based on circumstantial evidence and an extra-judicial confession in a kidnapping and murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Shailendra Rajdev Pasvan and Others
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in 1982 Murder Case: Ramji Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) Date of the Judgment: December 11, 2019 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Justice Deepak Gupta Can a High Court overturn a Trial Court’s acquittal based on a different interpretation of the evidence? The
