Supreme Court Commutes Death Penalty in Honor Killing Case: Digambar vs. State of Maharashtra (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the present case falls under the ‘rarest of rare’ category warranting a death penalty. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Digambar vs. The State of Maharashtra. [Judgment Date]: 28 April 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 28 […]
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Eyewitness Testimony: Sita Ram vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of an accused can be sustained when the eyewitness testimonies are inconsistent and unreliable, and when independent eyewitnesses are available but not examined by the prosecution. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Doubtful Eyewitness Testimony: Sita Ram vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) INSC 364 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the testimony of eyewitnesses whose statements are inconsistent and who have a prior enmity with the accused can be relied upon for conviction in a murder case, especially when independent
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Fatal Assault Case: Balu Sudam Khalde vs. State of Maharashtra (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in upholding the conviction of the accused for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Balu Sudam Khalde and Another vs. The
Supreme Court Clarifies: Parole Period Not Counted Towards Sentence in Haryana Date of the Judgment: 24 March 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 274 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can a convict’s time spent on parole be counted towards their total sentence? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this important question in a
Supreme Court Clarifies Calculation of Sentence for Prisoners Released on Parole: Anil Kumar vs. State of Haryana (2023) Date of the Judgment: 24 March 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 296 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can a prisoner’s time spent on parole be counted towards their total sentence? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Pradeep Kumar vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused based on circumstantial evidence and an extra-judicial confession was sustainable. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Pradeep Kumar vs. State of Chhattisgarh Judgment Date: 16th March, 2023 Date
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Lack of Evidence: Pradeep Kumar vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2023) INSC 242 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution has proven the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt based on circumstantial evidence and an extra-judicial confession. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Pradeep Kumar vs. State of
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Circumstantial Evidence (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Shankar vs. State of Maharashtra Judgment Date: 15 March 2023 Date
Supreme Court overturns conviction based on weak extra-judicial confession: Pawan Kumar Chourasia vs. State of Bihar (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Evidentiary value of extra-judicial confessions in criminal cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Pawan Kumar Chourasia vs. State of Bihar Judgment Date: 14 March 2023 Date of the Judgment: 14 March 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Circumstantial Evidence: Indrajit Das vs. State of Tripura (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution successfully proved the guilt of the accused in a case based on circumstantial evidence where key links are missing. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Indrajit Das vs. The State of
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case, Emphasizing Common Intention: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Jad Bai (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in acquitting the accused based on a lack of proof of common intention in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Jad
