Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide: Hansaram vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused committed murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder in a case of sudden fight. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Hansaram vs. The State of Chhattisgarh Judgment Date: July 04, 2018 Date of the Judgment: July […]
Supreme Court overturns High Court’s conviction in 1988 road rage case: Rupinder Singh Sandhu vs. State of Punjab (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were responsible for the death of the victim due to a road rage incident. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Rupinder Singh Sandhu vs. State of Punjab. Judgment Date: 15 May
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Land Dispute Case (2018) Date of the Judgment: May 15, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 439 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can a sudden fight during a land dispute reduce a murder charge to culpable homicide? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question
Supreme Court Modifies Conviction in Fatal Family Dispute Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for murder can be modified to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part I IPC, when the act was committed in a sudden fight without premeditation. CASE TYPE: Criminal
Supreme Court reduces murder conviction to culpable homicide: Tularam vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused had the intention to cause death, or only the knowledge that his act could cause death, in a case of a fatal injury inflicted during a sudden fight. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Tularam
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 Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Drunken Brawl Case: Atul Thakur vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2018) Date of the Judgment: January 19, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 37 Judges: Dipak Misra, CJI, A.M. Khanwilkar, J., Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, J. Can a drunken brawl lead to a murder conviction, or should it be
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
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in reversing the acquittal of the accused and convicting them for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Pooranlal & Anr. vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: 25 October 2017 Date of the Judgment: 25 October 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in acquitting the accused of the offense punishable under Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and whether the sentence should be enhanced. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State through Central Bureau of Investigation vs. Sanvlo Naik & Anr. Judgment Date: 7th September 2017
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
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
