Supreme Court Overturns High Court Order on Summoning Additional Accused: N. Manogar & Anr. vs. The Inspector of Police & Ors. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can invoke Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) to summon additional accused persons based on a prima facie satisfaction, or if a higher […]
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Rape Case Citing Lack of Evidence: Davinder Singh vs. State of Punjab (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction for rape based on the prosecutrix’s testimony is sustainable in the absence of corroborating evidence and non-examination of material witnesses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Davinder Singh vs. State of Punjab Judgment
Supreme Court overturns High Court’s quashing of criminal proceedings in CBI vs. Aryan Singh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of powers under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.) for quashing criminal proceedings at the pre-trial stage. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Central Bureau of Investigation vs. Aryan Singh Etc. Judgment Date: April 10,
Supreme Court Enhances Sentence for Assault and Trespass: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Udham and Others (2019) Date of the Judgment: 22 October 2019 The Supreme Court of India, in this case, examined whether the High Court of Madhya Pradesh was correct in reducing the sentence of the accused in a case involving assault and
Victim’s Right to Appeal: Supreme Court Clarifies Procedure in Acquittal Cases Date of the Judgment: 5 July 2019 Citation: Crl.Appeal No.979/2019 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.M. Joseph Can a victim appeal an acquittal order even if the State’s appeal is dismissed? The Supreme Court addressed this crucial question
Supreme Court orders fresh review of conviction in assault case: Harveer Singh vs. State of UP (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in dismissing a criminal revision without assigning any reasons. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Harveer Singh & Anr. vs. State of U.P. [Judgment Date]: March 15, 2019 Date of
Supreme Court acquits Savitaben in murder case citing lack of evidence: Savitaben vs. State of Gujarat (2019) INSC 191 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused Savitaben was guilty of murder and house trespass along with her husband. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Savitaben vs. The State of Gujarat [Judgment Date]: 11 March 2019 Date of the
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the sentence of life imprisonment for an offense under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 is justified when the victim survives the attack. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Ahsan vs. State of U.P. Date of the Judgment: 29 August 2017. Citation: Not Available. Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J. and Abhay Manohar
Date of the Judgment: September 11, 2008 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 1458 of 2008 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.349 of 2008) Judges: Dr. Arijit Pasayat, J., Harjit Singh Bedi, J. When does the Juvenile Justice Act apply in cases of serious crimes like murder? The Supreme Court addressed this critical question in Ranjit Singh
