Supreme Court alters conviction from Section 302/34 to 324 IPC: Mala Singh vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can alter a charge from Section 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 to Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and convict […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Sukhpal Singh vs. State of Punjab (2019) Date of the Judgment: 12 February 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 123 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J. and K.M. Joseph, J. Can a conviction for murder be sustained solely on circumstantial evidence? The Supreme Court of India addressed this
Supreme Court Reinstates Murder Conviction in Uttar Pradesh Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in converting a murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder based on grave and sudden provocation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: State of Uttar Pradesh v. Faquirey. Judgment Date: 11 February 2019 Date of the
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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Madan Mohan Mahto vs. State of Jharkhand (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the concurrent findings of the lower courts regarding the commission of murder were perverse or based on misreading of evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Madan Mohan Mahto vs. State of Jharkhand Judgment Date: 07 February 2019
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Despite Co-accused Acquittal LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the acquittal of co-accused persons can be a ground to acquit the main accused when there is direct evidence against him. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Pappi @ Mehboob vs. State of Rajasthan Judgment Date: February 5, 2019 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court acquits three in murder case, upholds conviction of one: Bikash Bora & Ors. vs. State of Assam (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to convict all the accused for murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Bikash Bora &
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Kalua @ Koshal Kishore vs. State of Rajasthan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 was justified based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction: Satya Raj Singh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the appellant for murder was justified based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Satya Raj Singh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: 28 January 2019 Date of the Judgment: 28 January
Supreme Court Directs Custody of Vehicle to Widow in Murder Case: Shanmugavel vs. Eswari (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Custody of a vehicle involved in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: C. Shanmugavel vs. Eswari & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 28 January 2019 Who gets the custody of a vehicle involved in a murder case
Supreme Court Upholds Summoning of Additional Accused under Section 319 CrPC in Homicide Case Date of the Judgment: 24 January 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 60 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. Can a trial court summon additional individuals as accused based on evidence presented during a trial? The Supreme Court of
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Assault Case: Raju Ambadas vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: The key legal issue was whether the High Court was justified in reversing the trial court’s acquittal of the accused in a case involving assault and subsequent death. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Raju Ambadas Gangekar vs. The
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction Based Solely on Extra-Judicial Confession in Murder Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code can be solely based on an extra-judicial confession. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Chakarai @ Chakaravarthi vs. State Rep. by Inspector of Police Judgment Date: 24 January 2019 Introduction Date
