Introduction Date of the Judgment: 4 February 2025 Citation: (2025) INSC 145 Judges: Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J., Manoj Misra, J. Were the arrests of the accused in a robbery case lawful, and was the identification of the accused reliable enough to uphold their conviction? The Supreme Court of India addressed these critical questions in a […]
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Kidnapping Case Due to Fabricated Evidence: Gaurav Maini vs. State of Haryana (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution’s evidence was sufficient to prove the charges of kidnapping for ransom, robbery, and criminal conspiracy. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Gaurav Maini vs. State of Haryana. [Judgment Date]: July 09, 2024
Supreme Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order in Telangana Goonda Act Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a preventive detention order under the Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1986 is valid when based on a few FIRs and considering extraneous factors like criminal history. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Preventive Detention) Case Name: Nena V. Ath Bujji Etc. vs.
Supreme Court Revises Conviction in Murder and Robbery Case: Jagdish vs. State (2023) INSC 123 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under Section 397 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, was justified in a case of murder and robbery. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Jagdish
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Murder but Alters Robbery Charge: Jagdish vs. State (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellants were guilty of murder and armed robbery. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Jagdish Etc. vs. The State of Rajasthan Judgment Date: 22 February 2023 Date of the Judgment: 22 February 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 1532
Supreme Court overturns reinstatement of police constable dismissed for misconduct: State of Rajasthan vs. Phool Singh (2022) Date of the Judgment: September 02, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 822 Judges: S. Ravindra Bhat, J., Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Can an employee dismissed for misconduct be reinstated simply because they were acquitted in a related criminal case? The
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder and Robbery Case Due to Lack of Identification: Amrik Singh vs. State of Punjab (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be sustained solely on the basis of a witness’s identification of the accused in court, without a prior Test Identification Parade (TIP), and when the witness did not
Supreme Court limits application of Section 397 IPC in robbery cases: Ram Ratan vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021) INSC 702 (17 December 2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope and applicability of Section 397 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, concerning the use of deadly weapons during robbery. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ram Ratan vs.
Supreme Court acquits accused in robbery case due to lack of corroborative evidence: Bijender @ Mandar vs. State of Haryana (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be solely based on a disclosure statement and recovery of material without corroborative evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Bijender @ Mandar vs. State of Haryana Judgment
Supreme Court Orders Concurrent Sentences for Habitual Offender in Robbery Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether sentences for multiple convictions should run concurrently or consecutively. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Vicky @ Vikas vs. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) [Judgment Date]: 31 January 2020 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 31 January 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder & Robbery Case: Ramesh Dasu Chauhan vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to uphold the conviction of the accused for murder and robbery. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ramesh Dasu Chauhan and Another vs. The State of Maharashtra [Judgment Date]: 04 July
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Pavan Vasudeo Sharma vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Pavan Vasudeo Sharma vs. State of Maharashtra
