Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Kidnapping Case Despite Lack of Corpus Delicti: Sanjay Rajak vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction under Section 364A of the Indian Penal Code can be sustained in the absence of the recovery of the victim’s body (corpus delicti). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sanjay Rajak […]
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Kidnapping and Murder Case: Swapan Kumar Jha vs. State of Jharkhand (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death penalty awarded to one of the accused in a kidnapping and murder case was justified, or if it should be commuted to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Swapan Kumar
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Kidnapping Case: State of Haryana vs. Sunder Pal (2018) Date of the Judgment: October 31, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 976 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., Indira Banerjee, J. Can mere presence at a location where a crime occurred implicate an individual in the crime? The Supreme Court of India addressed this
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were rightly convicted for kidnapping for ransom under Section 364A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Kidnapping, Dacoity Case Name: Birbal Choudhary @ Mukhiya Jee vs. State of Bihar [Judgment Date]: October 6, 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: October 6, 2017 Citation: Not Available
Date of the Judgment: July 18, 2017 The Supreme Court of India, in a criminal appeal, addressed the issue of circumstantial evidence in a case involving abduction and murder. The Court examined whether the prosecution had sufficiently proven the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt, based on the chain of circumstances presented. The
