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 overturns murder conviction due to weak circumstantial evidence: Subramanya vs. State of Karnataka (2022) INSC 487 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a murder conviction can be sustained based on weak circumstantial evidence and an extra-judicial confession. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Subramanya vs. State of Karnataka Judgment Date: 13 October 2022 Date of the
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to flawed evidence: Munikrishna vs. State (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of confessional statements made to police and the evaluation of circumstantial evidence in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Munikrishna @ Krishna Etc. vs. State by Ulsoor PS [Judgment Date]: 30 September 2022 Date
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Murder Case: Bohatti Devi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court correctly granted bail in a case involving serious offences like murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Bohatti Devi vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. Judgment Date: 30 September 2022 Introduction Date of
Supreme Court Cancels Bail for Accused in Double Murder Case: Ajwar vs. Niyaj Ahmad (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail to an accused in a double murder case without considering the seriousness of the crime and the accused’s role. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ajwar vs. Niyaj Ahmad &
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Nazeer vs State (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to convict the accused of murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Nazeer @ Nazeer Mohammed vs. State Rep by Inspector of Police. [Judgment Date]: 29 September 2022 Date of the Judgment: 29
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Concealing Criminal Cases in CRPF Recruitment (26 September 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether concealing information about pending criminal cases during recruitment justifies dismissal from service. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Central Armed Police Forces) Case Name: Satish Chandra Yadav vs. Union of India & Ors. and Pushpendra Kumar Yadav vs. Union of
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case: Raju @ Rajendra Prasad vs. State of Rajasthan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused based on circumstantial evidence was justified. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Raju @ Rajendra Prasad vs. State of Rajasthan [Judgment Date]: 19 September 2022 Date of the Judgment: 19 September 2022
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Patricide Case: Chherturam vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the crime of patricide committed during a sudden fight under the influence of alcohol falls under the exception of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Chherturam @ Chainu vs. State of Chhattisgarh.
Supreme Court directs Sessions Court to verify juvenility claim of convict: Vinod Katara vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a claim of juvenility can be raised at any stage of a legal proceeding, even after the final disposal of the case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Vinod Katara vs. State of Uttar
Supreme Court Acquits Union Leaders in Murder Case: Chaitu Gowala vs. State of Assam (2022) Date of the Judgment: September 7, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 743 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and Krishna Murari, J. Can mere presence at a crime scene lead to a murder conviction? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction, Rules Out Culpable Homicide in Madhya Pradesh Case (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were guilty of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 or culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and whether Exception 4 to Section 300
