Supreme Court Orders Release of Mother in Suicide Pact Case: Nagarathinam vs. State (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a mother who administered poison to her children and attempted suicide can be convicted of murder or culpable homicide, and whether her premature release should be granted. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Nagarathinam vs. State Through The Inspector […]
Supreme Court Orders Release of Mother Convicted of Murdering Children: Nagarathinam vs. State (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a mother who killed her children and attempted suicide due to mental stress should be convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for murder or under Section 304 Part I of the IPC for
Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Order in Murder Case: Rahul Gupta vs. State of Rajasthan (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can grant bail in a murder case without considering the chargesheet and seriousness of the offence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Rahul Gupta vs. State of Rajasthan Judgment Date: May 4, 2023 Date
Supreme Court Upholds Deferment of Mercy Petition in Bomb Blast Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can direct the commutation of a death sentence to life imprisonment due to a delay in deciding a mercy petition, and whether the pendency of appeals by co-accused should halt the consideration of a mercy petition. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail in Murder Case: Omprakash Sahni vs. Jai Shankar Chaudhary (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in suspending the sentence of life imprisonment and granting bail to the accused convicted of murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Omprakash Sahni vs. Jai Shankar Chaudhary & Anr. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Clarifies Sentence Commencement for Escaped Life Convicts: State of Andhra Pradesh vs. Vijayanagaram Chinna Reddappa (2023) Date of the Judgment: April 28, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 385 Judges: V. Ramasubramanian, J. and Pankaj Mithal, J. Can a life convict who escapes custody and is later convicted for another offense, have their subsequent sentence
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Santosh vs. State (2023) INSC 385 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution successfully proved the chain of circumstances to establish the guilt of the accused in a murder case based on circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: Santosh @ Bhure
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Santosh @ Bhure vs. State (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Santosh @ Bhure vs. State (G.N.C.T.) of Delhi Judgment Date: 28 April 2023
Supreme Court Upholds Discharge of RPF Recruit Despite Acquittal in Dowry Death Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Railway Protection Force (RPF) recruit can be discharged from service due to involvement in a criminal case, despite subsequent acquittal. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Santosh Kumar Singh. [Judgment Date]: 26
Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence for Father in Daughter’s Rape Case, Sets Minimum 20-Year Term LEGAL ISSUE: Can the Supreme Court impose a minimum term of imprisonment beyond 14 years for life sentences in cases not involving the death penalty? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ravinder Singh vs. The State Govt. of NCT of
Supreme Court Enhances Punishment for Rape of Minor Daughter: Ravinder Singh vs. State (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Can the Supreme Court impose a fixed-term life sentence, specifying a minimum period of imprisonment beyond 14 years, even when the law does not prescribe a death sentence for the offense? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ravinder Singh
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to flawed investigation: Maghavendra Pratap Singh vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be sustained when the investigation is flawed and based on circumstantial evidence, and when co-accused are acquitted. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Maghavendra Pratap Singh @ Pankaj Singh vs.
