Supreme Court overturns High Court conviction in murder case: Bhupatbhai Bachubhai Chavda vs State of Gujarat (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the Trial Court’s acquittal in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Bhupatbhai Bachubhai Chavda & Anr. vs State of Gujarat [Judgment Date]: April 10, 2024 […]
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Tutored Witnesses: Manikandan vs. State (2024) Date of the Judgment: April 5, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 272 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Pankaj Mithal, J. Can a conviction for murder stand when the key witnesses have been tutored by the police? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Lack of Evidence: Raghunatha vs. State of Karnataka (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution established a chain of circumstantial evidence to prove the guilt of the accused in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Raghunatha and Another vs. The State of Karnataka. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Quashes Proceedings in False Promise of Marriage Case: Ms. X vs. Mr. A (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a sexual relationship based on a promise of marriage constitutes rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, when the promise is allegedly false. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ms. X vs. Mr.
Supreme Court Partially Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Naeem vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) Date of the Judgment: March 5, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 169 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Sandeep Mehta, J. Can a dying declaration be the sole basis for conviction in a criminal case? The Supreme Court of India recently
Supreme Court overturns acquittal in murder case, upholds conviction of main accused: State of Punjab vs. Gurpreet Singh (2024) INSC 154 (06 February 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in acquitting the accused by setting aside the well-reasoned findings of the Trial Court in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State
Supreme Court to Examine Disparity in Convictions under Section 34 IPC in Murder Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether all accused persons should receive the same conviction and sentence when Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 is applied. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Vithal vs. The State of Karnataka. Judgment Date: 30 January 2024
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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Lack of Corroborative Evidence: Jitendra Kumar Mishra vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) INSC 20 (5 January 2024) Date of the Judgment: 5 January 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 20 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J. and Pankaj Mithal, J. Can a conviction for murder be sustained solely on
Supreme Court overturns conviction in poisoning case due to weak circumstantial evidence: Darshan Singh vs. State of Punjab (2024) Date of the Judgment: January 04, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 19 Judges: B. R. Gavai, J., Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J., Aravind Kumar, J. Can a conviction be upheld when the prosecution’s case relies heavily on circumstantial
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Common Intention: Maheshwari Yadav vs. State of Bihar (2023) Date of the Judgment: December 13, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 1068 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J. and Pankaj Mithal, J. Can mere presence at a crime scene along with the main perpetrator lead to a conviction for
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 302 Read with Section 34 IPC: Ram Naresh vs. State of U.P. (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellant shared a common intention with other co-accused to commit murder under Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ram Naresh vs. State of U.P. Judgment
Supreme Court overturns conviction under Section 302 with Section 34 IPC: Chandra Pratap Singh vs. State of M.P. (2023) INSC 887 (9 October 2023) Date of the Judgment: 9 October 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 887 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Pankaj Mithal, J. Can a High Court alter a conviction from Section 302 read with
