Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide: Goverdhan & Anr. vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2025) Date of the Judgment: January 9, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 47 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J., K.V. Viswanathan, J., Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, J. Can a conviction for murder be reduced to culpable homicide if the intention to kill is not […]
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case Date of the Judgment: 03 December 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 936 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J., and K.V. Viswanathan, J. Can a conviction for murder be reduced to culpable homicide not amounting to murder if the act occurred during a sudden fight without premeditation?
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Circumstantial Evidence: Suresh Chandra Tiwari vs. State of Uttarakhand (2024) INSC 907 (28 November 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution’s circumstantial evidence was strong enough to convict the accused of murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Suresh Chandra Tiwari & Anr. vs. State of
Supreme Court Alters Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Sunny @ Santosh vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) INSC 878 (20 November 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 is sustainable when the incident occurs during a sudden fight without premeditation. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court alters murder conviction to culpable homicide in land dispute case: Devendra Kumar vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 should be altered to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in
Supreme Court Acquits Wing Commander in Custodial Death Case: Union of India vs. M.S. Mander (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person can be held liable for the death of another when there is no direct evidence of assault and the death occurred due to a fall. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Union of India
Supreme Court acquits Wing Commander in custodial death case: Union of India vs. M.S. Mander (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Wing Commander can be held liable for the death of a subordinate who sustained fatal injuries after jumping from a vehicle while being taken for questioning. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Union of India
Supreme Court on Custodial Death: Manik & Ors. vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused police officers were guilty of custodial death and related offenses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, specifically relating to custodial death and police misconduct. Case Name: Manik & Ors. vs. The State of Maharashtra Judgment Date: 25 September 2024
Supreme Court alters conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder in Sunil @ Sonu vs State NCT of Delhi (2024) Date of the Judgment: September 24, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 727 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and K.V. Viswanathan, J. Can a conviction for murder be altered to culpable homicide not amounting to
Supreme Court acquits police officers in custodial death case: Vinod Jaswantray Vyas vs. State of Gujarat (2024) Date of the Judgment: July 09, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 490 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J., Sandeep Mehta, J. Can a conviction for custodial death stand when eyewitness accounts contradict medical evidence? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed
Supreme Court Upholds Insurance Claim Repudiation in Bridge Collapse Case Date of the Judgment: 16 May 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 431 Judges: Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J. and Aravind Kumar, J. Can an insurance company deny a claim if the insured’s actions contributed to the loss? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Mohd. Ahsan vs. State of Haryana (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) can be reduced to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 of the IPC in cases of
