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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Dying Declaration and Eyewitness Testimony: Gulzari Lal vs. State of Haryana (2016) INSC 29 (2 February 2016)

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Can a conviction for murder be upheld based on a dying declaration and eyewitness testimony? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case where the accused challenged his conviction. This case highlights the importance of dying declarations and eyewitness accounts in criminal trials. The judgment was delivered by a bench comprising […]

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Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide: Nankaunoo vs. State of U.P. (2016)

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Can a conviction for murder be reduced to culpable homicide if the injury, though fatal, was inflicted on a non-vital part of the body? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in the case of Nankaunoo vs. State of U.P.. The court modified the conviction from murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Wife’s Murder Case: Khim Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2014)

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LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to convict the accused for the murder of his wife. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Khim Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand Judgment Date: 8th July 2014 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 8th July 2014 Citation: 2014 INSC 487 Judges: Justice Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya and Justice V. Gopala Gowda

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Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Lathi Attack Case: Badal Murmu vs. State of West Bengal (2014)

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LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused, who assaulted the deceased with lathis, should be convicted for murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Badal Murmu and Ors. vs. State of West Bengal Judgment Date: 5th February 2014 Date of the Judgment: 5th February 2014 Citation: (2014) INSC 75 Judges:

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Supreme Court Decides Juvenile Status Under the JJ Act: Ketankumar Gopalbhai Tandel vs. State of Gujarat (2013)

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Date of the Judgment: July 18, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 521 Judges: K.S. Radhakrishnan, J., Pinaki Chandra Ghose, J. Can a person who was not considered a juvenile under the old law, be considered a juvenile under the new law? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a case where the accused was a few

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Supreme Court Clarifies Life Imprisonment: Lazer vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2013)

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Date of the Judgment: July 15, 2013 Citation: Not Available Judges: H.L. Gokhale, J and Madan B. Lokur, J. Can a convict who has served over 26 years in prison be released? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a case where the petitioner sought release based on the length of his imprisonment. The court

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Supreme Court Orders Re-evaluation of Murder Conviction based on Circumstantial Evidence

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Date of the Judgment: July 9, 2013 Citation: Not Available Judges: T.S. Thakur, J. and Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya, J. Can a High Court dismiss an appeal without properly discussing the questions raised by the appellants? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question in a case involving a murder conviction based on circumstantial evidence. The Court

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Supreme Court clarifies charge framing under Section 302 and 304B IPC in dowry death cases: Jasvinder Saini & Ors. vs. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) (2013) INSC 477 (2 July 2013)

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Date of the Judgment: 2 July 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 477 Judges: T.S. Thakur, J., Ranjana Prakash Desai, J. Can a trial court automatically add a murder charge (Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code) in every dowry death case (Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code)? The Supreme Court addressed this critical question in

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Rafique @ Rauf & Others vs. State of U.P. (2 July 2013)

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Date of the Judgment: 2 July 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 495 Judges: Dr. B.S. Chauhan, Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla, JJ. Can a statement recorded by a police officer under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 be considered a dying declaration? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a criminal

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Supreme Court Remands Murder Case for Fresh Hearing: Majjal vs. State of Haryana (2013)

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Date of the Judgment: July 2, 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 476 Judges: Justice G.S. Singhvi, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, and Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde. Is a High Court judgment valid if it does not properly analyze the evidence in a criminal appeal? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question in a case where a man

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Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Ship Murder Case: Majendran Langeswaran vs. State (NCT of Delhi) (2013) INSC 429

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Date of the Judgment: July 1, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 429 Judges: Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice M.Y. Eqbal Can a conviction be upheld when key evidence is missing and the chain of events is incomplete? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case involving a murder on a cargo ship.

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Supreme Court overturns conviction based on inconsistent dying declarations: Bhadragiri Venkata Ravi vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (29 May 2013)

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Date of the Judgment: 29 May 2013 Citation: Bhadragiri Venkata Ravi vs. Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad, Criminal Appeal No.248 of 2007 Judges: Dr. B.S. Chauhan, J. and Dipak Misra, J. Can a conviction for murder be sustained when the primary evidence, the dying declarations of the deceased, are inconsistent? The Supreme Court

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