Supreme Court Upholds Summoning of Accused Based on Trial Testimony: Rajesh & Ors. vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court can summon individuals as accused under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) based on evidence presented during the trial, even if those individuals were not initially charge-sheeted. CASE […]
Supreme Court alters murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder: Kalabai vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of throwing a burning stove on a person constitutes murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kalabai vs. State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: April
Supreme Court overturns conviction based on unreliable dying declaration: Poonam Bai vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and reliability of dying declarations as sole evidence for conviction. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Poonam Bai vs. The State of Chhattisgarh Judgment Date: 30 April 2019 Date of the Judgment: 30 April 2019 Citation: (2019)
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Father-Daughter Chimney Lamp Incident LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of throwing a burning lamp during a sudden quarrel constitutes murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Govind Singh vs. State of Chhattisgarh. Judgment Date: 29 April 2019 Introduction Date
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Sadayappan vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for murder based on circumstantial evidence and the testimonies of related witnesses is valid. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sadayappan @ Ganesan vs. State, Represented by Inspector of Police Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Directs Reconsideration of Premature Release for Life Convict: Rajan vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Premature release of a life convict. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Rajan vs. The Home Secretary, Home Department of Tamil Nadu and Ors. Judgment Date: 25 April 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 25 April 2019
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder Case: Nagji Odhavji Kumbhar vs. State of Gujarat (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused acted in private defence and whether the conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 was justified. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: Nagji Odhavji Kumbhar & Anr. vs. State
Supreme Court clarifies liability under Section 149 IPC in mob violence case: Bal Mukund Sharma vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether all members of an unlawful assembly are liable for murder if one member commits the act, under Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Bal Mukund
Supreme Court Orders Examination of Witness in Dowry Death Case: Manju Devi vs. State of Rajasthan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court can reject an application to summon a material witness in a dowry death case based on the delay in the trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Manju Devi vs. State of Rajasthan
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment for Mentally Ill Convict Date of the Judgment: 12 April 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: N. V. Ramana, J., Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J., Indira Banerjee, J. Can a person with a mental illness be executed? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a recent
Supreme Court Upholds Partial Retrial for Witness Examination in Criminal Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial is vitiated if witness testimony is recorded without the accused being present, and if so, whether a partial retrial can be ordered to rectify the error. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Atma Ram & Ors. vs. State of
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Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Axe Attack Case: State of Rajasthan vs. Kanhaiya Lal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a single blow with a deadly weapon on a vital part of the body constitutes murder under Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: The State of Rajasthan vs. Kanhaiya
