Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Negligent Weapon Handling in CRPF: Union of India vs. Sitaram Mishra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a member of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) can be dismissed for negligently handling a weapon, resulting in a co-worker’s death, despite being acquitted in a criminal trial for the same incident. CASE TYPE: […]
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Sita Ram vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2019) Introduction Date of the Judgment: July 9, 2019 Citation: Sita Ram vs. State of NCT of Delhi, Criminal Appeal No(s). 1014 of 2019 (Arising out of SLP(Crl.) No(s).9396 of 2018) Judges: Justice R. Banumathi
Supreme Court Revises Conviction in Fatal Free Fight Case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Kalicharan & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in altering the conviction of one of the accused from culpable homicide amounting to murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, given the nature of the injury and
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide: Rambir vs. State of NCT, Delhi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of strangulation with a ‘saria’ during a sudden fight falls under the exception of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Rambir vs. State of NCT, Delhi [Judgment Date]: May
Supreme Court alters murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder: Kalabai vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of throwing a burning stove on a person constitutes murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kalabai vs. State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: April
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Culpable Homicide Case: Nazir Malita vs. State of West Bengal (2019) Date of the Judgment: 30 April 2019 Citation: NAZIR MALITA & ORS. vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL, Criminal Appeal No(s). 807 of 2019 (Arising out of SLP(Crl) No(s).8526 of 2018) Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and S. Abdul Nazeer,
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Father-Daughter Chimney Lamp Incident LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of throwing a burning lamp during a sudden quarrel constitutes murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Govind Singh vs. State of Chhattisgarh. Judgment Date: 29 April 2019 Introduction Date
Supreme Court reduces murder conviction to culpable homicide in political clash case: Mani vs. State of Kerala (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was guilty of murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder in a sudden fight. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Mani vs. State of Kerala [Judgment Date]: April 1, 2019 Date
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Nandlal vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for murder can be reduced to culpable homicide not amounting to murder when the act was committed in a sudden fight without premeditation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Nandlal vs. The
Supreme Court Acquits Forest Officer in Homicide Case Citing Self-Defense: Sukumaran vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Forest Officer was justified in using his firearm in self-defense against suspected smugglers. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sukumaran vs. State Rep. by the Inspector of Police Judgment Date: March 07, 2019 Introduction Date of the
Supreme Court Reduces Life Sentence in Culpable Homicide Case: Kishan Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for murder was justified, or whether the offense should be categorized as culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part I of the
Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court’s Sentence in Culpable Homicide Case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Suresh (2019) Date of the Judgment: 20 February 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 132 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a High Court reduce a sentence awarded by a Trial Court without sufficient justification? The Supreme Court of
