Supreme Court Upholds Conviction, Reduces Sentence Based on Juvenility Claim: Karan @ Fatiya vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a claim of juvenility can be raised at any stage of the proceedings, even after final disposal of the case, and what is the effect on the sentence awarded if the accused is […]
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Due to Solitary Confinement and Delay: B.A. Umesh vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether prolonged solitary confinement and delays in processing a mercy petition can be grounds for commuting a death sentence to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: B.A. Umesh vs. Union of India & Ors.
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Rape and Murder Case: State of Jharkhand vs. Shailendra Kumar Rai (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of a dying declaration and its probative value in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: The State of Jharkhand vs. Shailendra Kumar Rai @ Pandav Rai Judgment Date: 31 October 2022 Introduction
Supreme Court Modifies Sentence in POCSO Case: Mohd. Firoz vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Modification of sentence in cases involving offences under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, POCSO Act Case Name: Mohd. Firoz vs. State of Madhya Pradesh
Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court’s Order to Summon Witness in Rape Case: Ritu Rai vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: September 29, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 887 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, CJI and J.B. Pardiwala, J. Can a trial court summon a witness to verify a document crucial to the case,
Supreme Court Overturns Death Penalty in Child Rape-Murder Case: Chotkau vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: 28 September 2022 The Supreme Court of India, in a significant judgment, overturned the death penalty awarded to the appellant in a case involving the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl. The case hinged
Supreme Court Quashes Rape Charges in Consensual Relationship Case: Shambhu Kharwar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a sexual relationship based on a promise to marry constitutes rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, if the promise was not false at its inception. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail in Sexual Assault Case: Sadhna Chaudhary vs. State of Rajasthan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether anticipatory bail should be granted in a case involving serious allegations of sexual assault, especially when the accused is a police officer and has not fully cooperated with the investigation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sadhna
Supreme Court Upholds Discharge in Rape Case Due to Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction: Ms. P vs. State of Uttarakhand (2022) Date of the Judgment: June 16, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 549 Judges: Dinesh Maheshwari, J., Vikram Nath, J. Can offenses occurring in different locations be tried together? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Child Rape and Murder Case: Veerendra vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a death sentence awarded in a case of rape and murder of a minor based on circumstantial evidence is sustainable, and whether the sentence can be commuted to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Child Rape and Murder Case: Mohd. Firoz vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt in a case of child rape and murder, and whether the death penalty
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Rape Case: Abhishek Kumar vs. State of Delhi (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Grant of Anticipatory Bail in cases of alleged rape. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Abhishek Kumar vs. State of Delhi [Judgment Date]: March 07, 2022 Date of the Judgment: March 07, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 203 Judges:
