Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Due to Delay in Execution: State of Maharashtra vs. Pradeep Yashwant Kokade (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether undue delay in executing a death sentence warrants its commutation to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Maharashtra & Ors. vs. Pradeep Yashwant Kokade & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 9 December […]
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Rape Case Citing Lack of Evidence: Ved Pal vs. State of Haryana (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved the charges of rape and wrongful confinement beyond a reasonable doubt. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ved Pal & Anr. vs. State of Haryana [Judgment Date]: 29 November 2023 Introduction
Supreme Court Addresses Surrender of Convicts in Criminal Appeals Date of the Judgment: 09 October 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 1085 Judges: K.V. Viswanathan, J. Can a criminal appeal be dismissed if the convict has surrendered, but the proof of surrender is not filed due to a communication gap? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed
Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Mercy Petition in Nirbhaya Case: Vinay Sharma vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Judicial review of the President’s decision on a mercy petition. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Vinay Sharma vs. Union of India and Others. Judgment Date: 14 February 2020 Date of the Judgment: 14 February 2020
Date of the Judgment: 8 December 2017 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, J. and R. Banumathi, J. Can a conviction under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 be upheld if the prosecution fails to prove that the crime was committed specifically because the victim belonged to a
