Supreme Court Orders Inquiry into Juvenility Claim in Murder Case: Rahul Kumar Yadav vs. State of Bihar (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a claim of juvenility can be raised at any stage of the proceedings, even after final disposal of the case, and if so, what procedure should be followed. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Rahul […]
Supreme Court overturns conviction in robbery case: Hansraj vs. State of M.P. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of evidence based on disclosure statements and recovery in criminal cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Hansraj vs. State of M.P. Judgment Date: 19 April 2024 Date of the Judgment: 19 April 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 318 Judges: B.R.
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 Upholds Compensation for Custodial Abuse, Emphasizes Police Accountability: Somnath vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) Date of the Judgment: March 18, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 232 Judges: Vikram Nath, J. and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. Can a police officer, who has abused his power, be let off with a mere warning? The Supreme Court of
Supreme Court acquits accused in robbery case due to doubtful evidence: Anwar vs. State of Haryana (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt in a case of robbery and illegal possession of arms. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Anwar @ Bhugra v. State of Haryana [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Robbery Case Due to Doubtful Evidence: Anwar @ Bhugra vs. State of Haryana (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt in a robbery case involving allegations of using weapons. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Anwar @ Bhugra vs. State of Haryana
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence: Venkatesh vs. State of Karnataka (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution established a complete chain of circumstantial evidence to prove the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Venkatesh @ Chandra & Anr.
Supreme Court Upholds Robbery Conviction: Mohd. Anwar vs. State (NCT of Delhi) (2020) Date of the Judgment: 19 August 2020 Citation: Mohd. Anwar v. The State (N.C.T. of Delhi), Criminal Appeal No. 1551 of 2010 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., S. Abdul Nazeer, J., Surya Kant, J. Can a conviction for robbery be upheld when the
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 Dacoity Case Based on Eyewitness Testimony: Raja vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether eyewitness testimony is sufficient for conviction in a dacoity case, especially when there are claims of the accused being shown to the witnesses before the Test Identification Parade (TIP). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Dacoity Case Name:
Supreme Court sets aside quashing of FIR in serious offences: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Dhruv Gurjar and others (22 February 2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a High Court quash criminal proceedings for serious, non-compoundable offenses based solely on a compromise between the complainant and the accused? CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: The State of Madhya
Supreme Court Orders CBI Review of SIT Report in Double Murder Case Date of the Judgment: 20 February 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: A.K. Sikri, J., S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can a court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) report be further scrutinized? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case involving the
