Supreme Court Enhances Murder Sentence to Life Imprisonment: Bharatkumar Rameshchandra Barot vs. State of Gujarat (2018) Date of the Judgment: 26 March 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 232 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. Can a court impose a jail sentence less than life imprisonment for a murder conviction under Section 302 of the […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Gorusu Nagaraju vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to uphold a conviction for murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Gorusu Nagaraju vs. State of Andhra Pradesh Judgment Date: 23 March 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 23
Supreme Court acquits accused in murder case due to unreliable witnesses: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Om Pal & Ors (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of eyewitness testimony in criminal cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Om Pal & Ors. Judgment Date: 21 March 2018 Date of the Judgment: 21
Supreme Court Denies Transfer of Gorkhaland Agitation Cases to Independent Agency: Bimal Gurung vs. Union of India (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the investigation of criminal cases related to the Gorkhaland agitation should be transferred to an independent agency. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Bimal Gurung vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 16 March
Supreme Court Acquits Mother-in-Law in Dowry Death Case: Dev Kanya Tiwari vs. State of U.P. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was guilty of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 based on circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Dev Kanya Tiwari vs. State of U.P. [Judgment Date]: March 12, 2018
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to lack of credible evidence: Sudhakar vs. State (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for murder was justified based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sudhakar @ Sudharasan vs. State Rep. by the Inspector of Police Judgment Date: 12 March 2018
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Kerosene Burning Case Based on Dying Declaration Date of the Judgment: 6 February 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 84 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can a dying declaration alone be the basis for conviction in a criminal case? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this crucial question
Supreme Court overturns conviction of two accused in murder case: Latesh @ Dadu Baburao Karlekar vs. State of Maharashtra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt in a case of murder and assault. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Latesh @ Dadu Baburao Karlekar vs. The State of
Supreme Court overturns conviction in Madhya Pradesh culpable homicide case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the Trial Court’s conviction of the accused for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Nande @ Nandkishore Singh Judgment Date: 23 January 2018 Introduction
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Dashrath vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2018) Date of the Judgment: 23 January 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 23 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., R. Banumathi, J. Can a group of individuals be held liable for murder if they share a common intention, even if not all directly inflicted the fatal
Supreme Court sets aside High Court order on suspension of sentence in murder case: Sunita Devi vs. State of Bihar (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court followed the mandatory procedure under Section 389 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) while suspending the sentence of a convict in a murder case. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide: Lavghanbhai Devjibhai Vasava vs. State of Gujarat (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction should be under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for murder or under Section 304 of the IPC for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Lavghanbhai
