Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34

Supreme Court Reinstates Bail After High Court Recall in Atrocities Case: Mendar Singh vs. State of Bihar (2024) INSC 969 (10 December 2024)

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Supreme Court Reinstates Bail After High Court Recall in Atrocities Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can recall its order granting bail without any allegation of violation of bail conditions or misuse of liberty by the accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989). Case Name: Mendar […]

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Nusrat Parween vs. State of Jharkhand (2024)

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Nusrat Parween vs. State of Jharkhand (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for murder can be sustained solely on the basis of circumstantial evidence, and whether the burden of proof shifts to the accused under Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872,

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Supreme Court overturns conviction in Madhya Pradesh murder case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Ramjan Khan & Ors. (25 October 2024)

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Supreme Court overturns conviction in Madhya Pradesh murder case Date of the Judgment: 25 October 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 823 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J., Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Can a High Court overturn a trial court’s conviction in a murder case based on witness testimonies? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a

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Supreme Court Acquits Husband in Dowry Harassment Case: Yashodeep Bisanrao Vadode vs. State of Maharashtra (21 October 2024)

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Supreme Court Acquits Husband in Dowry Harassment Case: Yashodeep Bisanrao Vadode vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) Date of the Judgment: 21 October 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 798 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J. and Sanjay Kumar, J. Can a person be convicted of dowry harassment simply because they are related to the primary accused? The Supreme Court

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Based on Admitted Documents in Murder Case: Shyam Narayan Ram vs. State of U.P. (21 October 2024)

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Based on Admitted Documents in Murder Case: Shyam Narayan Ram vs. State of U.P. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial can be set aside if the defense counsel admits the genuineness of prosecution documents, thereby dispensing with formal proof. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Shyam Narayan Ram vs. State of U.P.

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Supreme Court modifies life sentence in murder case: Sandeep vs. State of Uttarakhand (2024)

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Supreme Court modifies life sentence in murder case: Sandeep vs. State of Uttarakhand (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of an accused under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with Section 34 of the same code can be sustained when the co-accused have been acquitted and the evidence of instigation is contradictory.

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Bihar MLA Murder Case: Rama Devi vs. State of Bihar (2024) INSC 755 (3 October 2024)

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Bihar MLA Murder Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the trial court’s conviction of the accused for murder and other offenses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Rama Devi vs. State of Bihar and Others Judgment Date: 3 October 2024 Date of the Judgment: 3

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Baljinder Singh vs. State of Punjab (25 September 2024)

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Baljinder Singh vs. State of Punjab (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court correctly upheld the conviction of the appellants for murder and other related offenses, and whether the High Court erred in converting the conviction from Section 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code

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Supreme Court directs trial under Section 307 IPC in assault case: Shoyeb Raja vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) INSC 731 (25 September 2024)

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 161, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 307, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court directs trial under Section 307 IPC in assault case: Shoyeb Raja vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) INSC 731 (25 September 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the nature of injuries sustained is the sole determinant for framing charges under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (attempt to murder). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Proper Identification: P. Sasikumar vs. State (2024)

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Proper Identification: P. Sasikumar vs. State (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: The legal issue in this case revolves around the reliability of dock identification in the absence of a Test Identification Parade (TIP), particularly when the accused is a stranger to the witness and was seen

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Supreme Court quashes conviction due to flawed Section 313 CrPC examination in murder case: Naresh Kumar vs. State of Delhi (2024) INSC 464

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Supreme Court quashes conviction due to flawed Section 313 CrPC examination in murder case: Naresh Kumar vs. State of Delhi (2024) INSC 464 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be sustained when the accused was not questioned on crucial incriminating circumstances during examination under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CASE TYPE:

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Dharmendra Kumar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024)

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Dharmendra Kumar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in upholding the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for murder, based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Dharmendra

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