Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 324 IPC, Denies Compounding: Pravat Chandra Mohanty vs. State of Odisha (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the offense under Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) can be compounded, and whether the conviction under this section was justified. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Pravat Chandra Mohanty vs. The […]
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Land Dispute Case Date of the Judgment: 09 February 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 49 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J. and S. Ravindra Bhat, J. Can a sudden fight during a heated argument lead to a murder conviction, or should it be considered culpable homicide? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Bail in Pre-Natal Sex Determination Case: Rekha Sengar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021) INSC 12 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether bail should be granted to an accused charged with offences under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994 (PC&PNDT Act). CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Land Dispute Murder Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused shared a common intention in the assault leading to the death of two people. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Asharam Tiwari vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [Judgment Date]: 12 January 2021 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 12 January 2021 Citation: 2021
Supreme Court reduces murder conviction to voluntarily causing hurt in land dispute case: Mihir Gope vs. State of Jharkhand (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellants could be convicted for murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, when the evidence suggested their individual actions did not conclusively prove a
Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail and Orders CBI Probe in Dowry Death Case: Dr. Naresh Kumar Mangla vs. Smt. Anita Agarwal & Ors. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether anticipatory bail granted by the High Court in a dowry death case was justified, and whether the investigation was adequate. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Dowry Death Case Name:
Supreme Court Orders Further Investigation in Murder Case Due to Inadequate Police Inquiry | Amar Nath Chaubey vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can order further investigation into a criminal case if the initial police investigation is deemed inadequate and perfunctory. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Amar Nath Chaubey vs.
Supreme Court Upholds Attempt to Murder Conviction, Modifies Unlawful Assembly Charge: Rohtas & Anr. vs. State of Haryana (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for attempt to murder can be upheld when the charge of unlawful assembly under Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 fails due to the acquittal of some accused, and
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in 29-Year-Old Case: Sumedh Singh Saini vs. State of Punjab (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether anticipatory bail should be granted in a case where there is a significant delay in filing the FIR, and the primary evidence is based on the statements of approvers. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sumedh Singh
Supreme Court overturns dowry death conviction due to lack of evidence: Sandeep Kumar vs. State of Uttarakhand (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in overturning the acquittal of the accused in a dowry death case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Dowry Death Case Name: Sandeep Kumar and Others vs. State of Uttarakhand and
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Matrimonial Homicide Case: Jayantilal Verma vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence and the lack of explanation from the accused under Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, are sufficient to uphold a conviction for murder in a domestic setting. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Jayantilal
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistencies: Rajesh vs. State of Haryana (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution successfully proved the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt in a murder case, particularly when there are inconsistencies in eyewitness testimonies and forensic evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Rajesh @ Sarkari
