Supreme Court overturns dowry death conviction due to lack of evidence: Charan Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction for dowry death under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 can be sustained without evidence of cruelty or harassment […]
Supreme Court Overturns Dowry Death Conviction: Charan Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2023) Date of the Judgment: 20 April 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 404 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Rajesh Bindal, J. Can a conviction for dowry death be upheld if there’s no evidence of harassment or cruelty immediately before the death? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court acquits in abetment to suicide case, upholds cruelty conviction: Kashibai vs. State of Karnataka (2023) Date of the Judgment: 28 February 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 157 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Hon’ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can a person be convicted for abetment of suicide merely because the deceased faced
Supreme Court Partially Upholds Conviction for Cruelty, Overturns Abetment of Suicide: Kashibai & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused abetted the suicide of the deceased under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and whether they subjected her to cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Dowry Harassment Case: Rajaram vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and evidentiary value of dying declarations in dowry harassment cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Dowry Harassment Case Name: Rajaram vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [Judgment Date]: 16 December 2022 Date of the Judgment: 16 December 2022 Citation:
Supreme Court Allows Appointment Despite Past Acquittal in Domestic Dispute: Pramod Singh Kirar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate can be denied appointment to a government job based on a past criminal case that resulted in acquittal. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Pramod Singh Kirar vs. State of Madhya
Supreme Court Upholds Bail: Bhuri Bai vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in cancelling the bail granted by the Trial Court. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal (Dowry Death). Case Name: Bhuri Bai vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh. [Judgment Date]: 11 November 2022. Introduction Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Wife’s Murder Case: Anowar Hussain vs. State of Assam (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence and the accused’s failure to explain the cause of his wife’s death were sufficient to uphold a murder conviction. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: MD. ANOWAR HUSSAIN vs. STATE OF ASSAM [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Matrimonial Dispute Based on Settlement Date of the Judgment: September 5, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 808 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, CJI and S. Ravindra Bhat, J. Can a criminal case arising from a matrimonial dispute be quashed if the parties reach a settlement? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Sarepalli Sreenivas vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: April 06, 2022 The Supreme Court of India, in this case, addressed a critical issue of dowry death and the culpability of the husband and his family members. Can a death be classified as dowry
Supreme Court quashes FIR against in-laws in dowry harassment case: Kahkashan Kausar vs State of Bihar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether general and omnibus allegations against in-laws in a dowry harassment case warrant quashing of the FIR. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Matrimonial Disputes. Case Name: Kahkashan Kausar @ Sonam & Ors. vs. State of Bihar &
Supreme Court Expands Dowry Definition in Dowry Death Case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Jogendra & Anr. (2022) INSC 30 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the demand for money to construct a house constitutes a dowry demand under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law (Dowry Death) Case Name: State of Madhya
