Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34

Supreme Court Upholds Disqualification of District Judge Candidate Due to Pending Criminal Case: Anil Bhardwaj vs. High Court of Madhya Pradesh (2020)

/ Ashok Bhushan, Character Verification, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 406, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 498A, Judges, Judicial Appointments, M.R. Shah, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Disqualification of District Judge Candidate Due to Pending Criminal Case: Anil Bhardwaj vs. High Court of Madhya Pradesh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate can be denied appointment to the post of District Judge due to a pending criminal case, despite being on the select list and subsequently acquitted. CASE TYPE: Service […]

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Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to unreliable eyewitness testimony: Amar Singh vs. State (2020) INSC 469

/ Aniruddha Bose, Evidence Act, 1872, Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 134, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Judges, Krishna Murari, Offences Against Human Body, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Witness Testimony

Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to unreliable eyewitness testimony: Amar Singh vs. State (2020) INSC 469 LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of a single eyewitness testimony in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Amar Singh vs. The State (NCT of Delhi) Judgment Date: 12 October 2020 Introduction Date of the Judgment:

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Supreme Court Allows Doctors to Resume Studies: Ankita Kailash Khandelwal vs. State of Maharashtra (2020)

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Supreme Court Allows Doctors to Resume Studies: Ankita Kailash Khandelwal vs. State of Maharashtra (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in restricting the mobility and educational pursuits of the accused doctors while on bail. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ankita Kailash Khandelwal & Ors. vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. Judgment Date:

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder Case: Subed Ali & Ors. vs. State of Assam (30 September 2020)

/ Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Indira Banerjee, Judges, Navin Sinha, Offences Against Human Body, R.F. Nariman

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder Case: Subed Ali & Ors. vs. State of Assam (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code is justified, particularly when some co-accused were acquitted on the same evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Subed

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Supreme Court examines the validity of remission policy under Article 161 of the Constitution: Pyare Lal vs. State of Haryana (2020)

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 433-A, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 161, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Judges, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Uday Umesh Lalit, Vineet Saran

Supreme Court examines the validity of remission policy under Article 161 of the Constitution: Pyare Lal vs. State of Haryana (2020) Date of the Judgment: July 17, 2020 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 1003 of 2017 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J., Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J., Vineet Saran, J. Can a state government release prisoners based on

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Supreme Court acquits accused in murder case due to weak circumstantial evidence: Sonu vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (29 May 2020)

/ Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 114, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Judges, K.M. Joseph, Offences Against Human Body, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Supreme Court acquits accused in murder case due to weak circumstantial evidence: Sonu vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the recovery of a stolen mobile phone from an accused is sufficient circumstantial evidence to convict him for murder and related offenses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sonu @ Sunil vs. State of

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in 1999 Murder Case: Ombir Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (26 May 2020)

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 157, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Judges, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, N.V. Ramana, Offences Against Human Body, Sanjiv Khanna

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in 1999 Murder Case: Ombir Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the delay in sending the First Information Report (FIR) to the Magistrate and discrepancies in witness testimonies are sufficient grounds to acquit an accused in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ombir Singh vs.

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Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Honour Killing Case: Rohit Bishnoi vs. State of Rajasthan (2023)

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Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Honour Killing Case: Rohit Bishnoi vs. State of Rajasthan (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail to the accused in a case of honour killing where the accused were actively involved in the murder and there was prima facie evidence against them. CASE TYPE: Criminal

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Fatal Assault Case: Dhanpal vs. State NCT of Delhi (27 April 2020)

/ Aniruddha Bose, Deepak Gupta, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Judges, Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Fatal Assault Case: Dhanpal vs. State NCT of Delhi (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused shared a common intention to commit murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Dhanpal vs. State NCT of Delhi Judgment Date: 27 April

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Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case: Satish Kumar vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2020)

/ Arms Act, 1959, Arms Act, 1959 with Section 25, Arms Act, 1959 with Section 27, Hemant Gupta, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Indu Malhotra, Judges, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case: Satish Kumar vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt in a case based on circumstantial evidence, particularly concerning the recovery of a dead body and a weapon based on disclosure statements. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence: Md. Younus Ali Tarafdar vs. The State of West Bengal (20 February 2020)

/ Deepak Gupta, Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 106, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence Date of the Judgment: 20 February 2020 Citation: Not Available Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and Deepak Gupta, J. Can a person be convicted of murder based solely on circumstantial evidence? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case

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Supreme Court acquits accused in attempted murder case due to lack of common intention: Chhota Ahirwar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (6 February 2020)

/ Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 307, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Indira Banerjee, Judges, Offences Against Human Body, S. Ravindra Bhat

Supreme Court acquits accused in attempted murder case due to lack of common intention: Chhota Ahirwar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused could be held guilty of attempt to murder with the aid of Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, based on common intention. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case

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