LEGAL ISSUE: Proportionality of sentencing in criminal cases involving sudden altercations. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Madhavan & Ors vs. The State of Tamil Nadu Judgment Date: 14 August 2017 Date of the Judgment: 14 August 2017 Citation: 2017 INSC 701 Judges: Dipak Misra, J., A.M. Khanwilkar, J. Can a sentence be reduced if […]
Date of the Judgment: July 18, 2017 The Supreme Court of India, in a criminal appeal, addressed the issue of circumstantial evidence in a case involving abduction and murder. The Court examined whether the prosecution had sufficiently proven the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt, based on the chain of circumstances presented. The
Date of the Judgment: July 17, 2017 Citation: 2017 INSC 678 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J. and Prafulla C. Pant, J. (Divided Opinion) Can mere silence and subsequent absconding be sufficient to convict a person for destruction of evidence under Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in
LEGAL ISSUE: Review of a death penalty in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Vikram Singh @ Vicky Walia and Anr. vs. State of Punjab and Anr. Judgment Date: July 7, 2017 Date of the Judgment: July 7, 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 635 Judges: Dipak Misra, J., R. Banumathi, J., Ashok Bhushan,
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in upholding the conviction of the appellant for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Muttaicose @ Subramani vs. State of Tamil Nadu Judgment Date: 03 July 2017 Date of the Judgment: 03 July 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 597
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused committed murder, or if the death was a suicide. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Satish Nirankari vs. State of Rajasthan Judgment Date: 09 June 2017 Date of the Judgment: 09 June 2017 Citation: 2017 INSC 545 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J., Ashok Bhushan, J.
LEGAL ISSUE: Criminal liability for sale of spurious liquor leading to death and grievous injury. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Haryana vs. Krishan & Anr. Judgment Date: June 09, 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: June 09, 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 488 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J., Ashok Bhushan, J. (authored by A.K.
Can the testimony of eyewitnesses be partially accepted in a criminal case? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case involving a murder. The Court upheld the conviction of two accused persons while acquitting the third. This judgment highlights the importance of corroborative evidence in criminal cases. The bench comprised Justices
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the Trial Court’s order of acquittal in a double murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sudha Renukaiah & Ors. vs. State of A.P. Judgment Date: 13 April 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 13 April 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 367 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J.,
Can a trial court consider adding a murder charge (Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code) in a dowry death case, even after the police have filed a charge sheet for lesser offenses? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case involving the death of a woman named Sulekha Dalai. The court
Can a conviction for murder be reduced to culpable homicide if the death occurred during a sudden fight? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a recent case, examining the nuances of Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. This judgment clarifies the circumstances under which a killing during a sudden fight
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in reversing the acquittal of the appellants on the basis of evidence available on record, particularly when the trial court had acquitted the accused citing inconsistencies and contradictions in the prosecution’s case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder, Unlawful Assembly Case Name: Bhagwan Jagannath Markad & Ors.
