Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court Reinstates Bail After High Court Recall in Atrocities Case: Mendar Singh vs. State of Bihar (2024) INSC 969 (10 December 2024)

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Supreme Court Reinstates Bail After High Court Recall in Atrocities Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can recall its order granting bail without any allegation of violation of bail conditions or misuse of liberty by the accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989). Case Name: Mendar […]

Supreme Court Reinstates Bail After High Court Recall in Atrocities Case: Mendar Singh vs. State of Bihar (2024) INSC 969 (10 December 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Nusrat Parween vs. State of Jharkhand (2024)

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Nusrat Parween vs. State of Jharkhand (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for murder can be sustained solely on the basis of circumstantial evidence, and whether the burden of proof shifts to the accused under Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872,

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Due to Delay in Execution: State of Maharashtra vs. Pradeep Yashwant Kokade (2024)

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Due to Delay in Execution: State of Maharashtra vs. Pradeep Yashwant Kokade (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether undue delay in executing a death sentence warrants its commutation to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Maharashtra & Ors. vs. Pradeep Yashwant Kokade & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 9 December

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Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Political Rivalry Case: Kunhimuhammed vs. State of Kerala (2024)

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Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Political Rivalry Case: Kunhimuhammed vs. State of Kerala (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of stabbing and killing during a scuffle amounts to murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Kunhimuhammed @ Kunheethu vs. The State of Kerala [Judgment Date]: December 06,

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Supreme Court Orders CBI Probe in Political Vendetta Case: Kabir Shankar Bose vs. State of West Bengal (2024)

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Supreme Court Transfers Investigation to CBI in Political Rivalry Case: Kabir Shankar Bose vs. State of West Bengal (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the investigation of a criminal case should be transferred to an independent agency due to allegations of political bias and potential unfairness. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kabir Shankar Bose vs. State of

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Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to flawed evidence: Wadla Bheemaraidu vs. State of Telangana (2024) INSC 923 (03 December 2024)

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Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to flawed evidence: Wadla Bheemaraidu vs. State of Telangana (2024) INSC 923 (03 December 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved the chain of circumstances beyond reasonable doubt in a case based purely on circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Wadla Bheemaraidu vs. State of Telangana

Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to flawed evidence: Wadla Bheemaraidu vs. State of Telangana (2024) INSC 923 (03 December 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court reduces murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder in a case of sudden fight: Hare Ram Yadav vs. State of Bihar (2024) INSC 936 (03 December 2024)

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Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case Date of the Judgment: 03 December 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 936 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J., and K.V. Viswanathan, J. Can a conviction for murder be reduced to culpable homicide not amounting to murder if the act occurred during a sudden fight without premeditation?

Supreme Court reduces murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder in a case of sudden fight: Hare Ram Yadav vs. State of Bihar (2024) INSC 936 (03 December 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Acquits Accused Due to Inadequate Examination Under Section 313 CrPC: Ashok vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) INSC 919 (02 December 2024)

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused Due to Inadequate Examination Under Section 313 CrPC: Ashok vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) INSC 919 (02 December 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether inadequate examination of an accused under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) can lead to acquittal. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ashok vs. State

Supreme Court Acquits Accused Due to Inadequate Examination Under Section 313 CrPC: Ashok vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) INSC 919 (02 December 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Circumstantial Evidence: Suresh Chandra Tiwari vs. State of Uttarakhand (2024) INSC 907 (28 November 2024)

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Circumstantial Evidence: Suresh Chandra Tiwari vs. State of Uttarakhand (2024) INSC 907 (28 November 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution’s circumstantial evidence was strong enough to convict the accused of murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Suresh Chandra Tiwari & Anr. vs. State of

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Circumstantial Evidence: Suresh Chandra Tiwari vs. State of Uttarakhand (2024) INSC 907 (28 November 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Vijaya Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2024)

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Vijaya Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused in a dowry death case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Dowry Death Case Name: Vijaya Singh & Anr. vs. State of Uttarakhand [Judgment Date]: 25

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Supreme Court Alters Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Sunny @ Santosh vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) INSC 878 (20 November 2024)

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Supreme Court Alters Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Sunny @ Santosh vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) INSC 878 (20 November 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 is sustainable when the incident occurs during a sudden fight without premeditation. CASE TYPE:

Supreme Court Alters Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Sunny @ Santosh vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) INSC 878 (20 November 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court alters murder conviction to culpable homicide in land dispute case: Devendra Kumar vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2024)

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Supreme Court alters murder conviction to culpable homicide in land dispute case: Devendra Kumar vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 should be altered to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in

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