Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Murder Case: Manno Lal Jaiswal vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in granting bail to the accused in a murder case by misapplying facts and not considering the gravity of the offense. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Manno Lal Jaiswal vs. The State […]
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Murder Case Due to Factual Errors: Manno Lal Jaiswal vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Incorrect application of facts by the High Court in granting bail in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Manno Lal Jaiswal vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Clarifies Revisional Powers in Criminal Cases: Joseph Stephen vs. Santhanasamy (2022) Date of the Judgment: 25 January 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 96 Judges: M.R. Shah, J., and Sanjiv Khanna, J. Can a High Court, in its revisional jurisdiction, overturn an acquittal and convict the accused? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Murder Case: Sunil Kumar vs. State of Bihar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in granting bail without sufficient reasoning and considering the gravity of the offense and criminal antecedents of the accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sunil Kumar vs. The State of Bihar and Anr. Judgment
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Murder Case: Sunil Kumar vs. State of Bihar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail to an accused in a murder case without assigning proper reasons and considering the gravity of the offense and criminal antecedents of the accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sunil
Supreme Court clarifies limits of revisional jurisdiction in criminal cases: Joseph Stephen vs. Santhanasamy (2022) INSC 48 Date of the Judgment: January 25, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 48 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and Sanjiv Khanna, J. Can a High Court, while exercising its revisional powers, overturn an acquittal and convict the accused directly? The Supreme
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Murder Case Due to Factual Errors: Manno Lal Jaiswal vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in granting bail by misinterpreting facts and overlooking the gravity of the offense. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Manno Lal Jaiswal vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh &
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Murder Case: Sunil Kumar vs. State of Bihar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in granting bail without assigning sufficient reasons and considering relevant factors in a case involving murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Bail Case Name: Sunil Kumar vs. The State of Bihar and Anr. Judgment
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Haryana Assault Case: Ram Kumar & Anr. vs. State of Haryana (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in not extending the benefit of reduced sentence to all accused when their roles were similar in an assault case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ram Kumar & Anr. vs.
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Haryana Assault Case: Ram Kumar & Anr. vs. State of Haryana (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in reducing the sentence of some accused while not extending the same benefit to the other accused in the same case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ram Kumar & Anr.
Supreme Court Reinstates Murder Conviction in Fatal Assault Case: State of UP vs. Jai Dutt (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 can be converted to a conviction for causing grievous hurt under Section 326 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, when the victim dies
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Assault Case: Ram Kumar & Anr. vs. State of Haryana (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Disparity in sentencing among co-accused in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Assault Case Name: Ram Kumar & Anr. vs. State of Haryana [Judgment Date]: 19 January 2022 Date of the Judgment: 19 January 2022
