Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Sita Ram vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2019) Introduction Date of the Judgment: July 9, 2019 Citation: Sita Ram vs. State of NCT of Delhi, Criminal Appeal No(s). 1014 of 2019 (Arising out of SLP(Crl.) No(s).9396 of 2018) Judges: Justice R. Banumathi […]
Victim’s Right to Appeal: Supreme Court Clarifies Procedure in Acquittal Cases Date of the Judgment: 5 July 2019 Citation: Crl.Appeal No.979/2019 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.M. Joseph Can a victim appeal an acquittal order even if the State’s appeal is dismissed? The Supreme Court addressed this crucial question
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder & Robbery Case: Ramesh Dasu Chauhan vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to uphold the conviction of the accused for murder and robbery. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ramesh Dasu Chauhan and Another vs. The State of Maharashtra [Judgment Date]: 04 July
Supreme Court Upholds Charges Against PFI Member in Murder Case: Asim Shariff vs. National Investigation Agency (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in upholding the charges framed by the trial court against the accused under Section 227 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act,
Supreme Court Revises Conviction in Fatal Free Fight Case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Kalicharan & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in altering the conviction of one of the accused from culpable homicide amounting to murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, given the nature of the injury and
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Kamlakar vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for murder based on eyewitness testimony and recovery of the weapon was justified. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Kamlakar vs. State of Maharashtra. Judgment Date: May 31, 2019 Date of the Judgment: May 31,
Supreme Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Khairlanji Killings: CBI vs. Sakru Mahagu Binjewar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment with a condition that the respondents–accused shall have to undergo actual sentence of not less than 25 years, and whether the case falls under the
Supreme Court Overturns Murder Conviction Due to Unreliable Eyewitness Testimony: Guman Singh vs. State of Rajasthan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of eyewitness testimony in criminal cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Guman Singh vs. State of Rajasthan Judgment Date: 24 May 2019 Date of the Judgment: 24 May 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: Indira
Supreme Court Remands Criminal Case Due to Lack of Reasoning in High Court Order: Jitender Kumar vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court order can be set aside for not providing reasons for its decision. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Jitender Kumar @ Jitender Singh vs. The State of Bihar Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in 1980 Murder Case: Shio Shankar Dubey vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in upholding the conviction based on the testimony of related witnesses and inconsistencies in the inquest report. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Shio Shankar Dubey & Ors. vs. State of Bihar Judgment
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to lack of evidence: Ashoksinh Jayendrasinh vs. State of Gujarat (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for murder and attempted murder was justified based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ashoksinh Jayendrasinh vs. State of Gujarat Judgment Date: 07 May 2019
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Doubtful Identification Date of the Judgment: 02 May 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 417 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can a person be convicted of a crime if their identification is doubtful? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case
