Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 302 Read with Section 34 IPC: Ram Naresh vs. State of U.P. (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellant shared a common intention with other co-accused to commit murder under Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ram Naresh vs. State of U.P. Judgment […]
Supreme Court upholds acquittal in murder case due to flawed witness examination: Chandrasekhar Patel vs. Suresh & Ors. (2023) INSC 1083 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in acquitting the accused in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Chandrasekhar Patel vs. Suresh & Ors. Judgment Date: 30 November 2023 Date
Supreme Court alters conviction from culpable homicide amounting to murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder: Pop Singh & Ors. vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2023) INSC 1038 (29 November 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused persons are liable for culpable homicide amounting to murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court quashes criminal charges against husband in matrimonial dispute: Abhishek Saxena vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) INSC 1088 (28 November 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal charges of voluntarily causing hurt, extortion and criminal breach of trust can be sustained in a matrimonial dispute where the basic ingredients of these offences are not met.
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Land Dispute Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of the accused falls under culpable homicide amounting to murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Mariappan vs. State Rep. by Inspector of Police Judgment Date: 24 November 2023 Date of
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Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Transferred Intent Case: Nanhe vs. State of U.P. (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the doctrine of transferred intent applies when a person intends to harm one individual but unintentionally kills another. Also, whether intoxication can reduce criminal liability. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Nanhe vs. State of U.P. Judgment
Supreme Court Addresses Juvenile Status in a Murder Case: Pawan Kumar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of juvenility in criminal cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Pawan Kumar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. Judgment Date: 21 November 2023 Date of the Judgment: 21 November 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Spurious Liquor Case: Sajeev vs. State of Kerala (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Criminal conspiracy and liability for adulteration of liquor resulting in death and grievous hurt. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sajeev vs. State of Kerala Judgment Date: 9th November 2023 Date of the Judgment: 9th November 2023 Citation: 2023
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Unreliable Witness Testimony (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the testimony of partially reliable witnesses can be used to convict an accused when their testimony has been disbelieved in part. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: Balaram vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [Judgment Date]: 8 November 2023
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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Poisoning Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Hariprasad vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused administered poison to the deceased, leading to his death. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Hariprasad @ Kishan Sahu vs. State of Chhattisgarh Judgment Date: 7th
Supreme Court Quashes Cognizance Order Based on Protest Petition: Ramakant Singh vs. State of Jharkhand (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate can take cognizance against accused persons based on a protest petition against an earlier order of cognizance against other accused persons. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ramakant Singh & Ors. vs. The State of
Supreme Court reduces conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide: Parshuram vs. State of M.P. (2023) INSC 973 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for murder is sustainable when the prosecution fails to explain injuries on the accused and the common intention of the unlawful assembly to
