Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Discrepancy in Weapon and Injury: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Amar Lal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in acquitting the accused of murder based on a discrepancy between the alleged weapon and the nature of the injury. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Extra-Judicial Confession Date of the Judgment: 06 December 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 978 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Hemant Gupta, J. Can a conviction for murder be sustained solely on circumstantial evidence and an extra-judicial confession? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed
Supreme Court Orders Retrial in S.N. Gupta Murder Case: State of NCT of Delhi vs. Shiv Charan Bansal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether there was sufficient evidence to frame charges of criminal conspiracy and murder against the accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State of NCT of Delhi vs. Shiv Charan Bansal & Ors. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Gruesome Murder Case: Mahipal vs. Rajesh Kumar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court correctly exercised its power under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to grant bail in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mahipal vs. Rajesh Kumar @ Polia & Anr. [Judgment Date]:
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Supreme Court acquits Jodhraj and Jagdish Prasad in murder case, upholding Bhanwar Lal’s acquittal (29 November 2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of eyewitness testimony in criminal cases and the principle of parity in acquittals. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: Jodhraj & Anr. vs. State of Rajasthan Judgment Date: 29 November 2019 Date of
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case: Jai Prakash vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) INSC 996 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the conviction of the accused in a murder case, based on inconsistencies in witness testimonies and lapses in the investigation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Jai Prakash vs.
Supreme Court Clarifies Victim’s Counsel Role in Criminal Trials Date of the Judgment: 20 November 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 1304 Judges: Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Justice Deepak Gupta Can a victim’s counsel independently conduct a criminal trial, or is their role limited to assisting the Public Prosecutor? The Supreme Court of India addressed this
Supreme Court Upholds Vicarious Liability in Murder Case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Killu @ Kailash & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether members of an unlawful assembly can be held vicariously liable for a murder committed by other members of the same assembly, even if they did not directly inflict the fatal injuries. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Fatal Shooting Case: Awadhesh Kumar vs. State of U.P. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in modifying a murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder based on the exception of sudden fight without pre-meditation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Awadhesh Kumar vs. State
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in 1992 Murder Case: State of Uttarakhand vs. Darshan Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Assessing the reliability of eyewitness testimony and medical evidence in a criminal trial, particularly when inconsistencies arise. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: State of Uttarakhand vs. Darshan Singh [Judgment Date]: 7 November 2019 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Homicidal Death Case: Kalu vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death was homicidal or suicidal in nature and the burden of proof in cases of unnatural death within the matrimonial home. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kalu alias Laxminarayan vs. State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Dying Declarations: Dayaram vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and evidentiary value of dying declarations in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Dayaram & Another vs. State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: 7 November 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 7
