Supreme Court acquits Wing Commander in custodial death case: Union of India vs. M.S. Mander (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Wing Commander can be held liable for the death of a subordinate who sustained fatal injuries after jumping from a vehicle while being taken for questioning. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Union of India […]
Supreme Court overturns conviction in Madhya Pradesh murder case Date of the Judgment: 25 October 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 823 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J., Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Can a High Court overturn a trial court’s conviction in a murder case based on witness testimonies? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Uma & Anr. vs. State (2024) INSC 809 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the Trial Court’s acquittal and convicting the accused based on circumstantial evidence in a dowry death case. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Uma & Anr. vs. State. [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Based on Admitted Documents in Murder Case: Shyam Narayan Ram vs. State of U.P. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial can be set aside if the defense counsel admits the genuineness of prosecution documents, thereby dispensing with formal proof. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Shyam Narayan Ram vs. State of U.P.
Supreme Court Quashes Rape FIR in Consensual Relationship Case: Lalu Yadav vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a sexual relationship between two individuals who lived together as husband and wife, initiated under a promise of marriage, can be considered rape if the promise is later broken. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Honor Killing Case: Eknath Kisan Kumbharkar vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death penalty imposed for the murder of a daughter by her father in an alleged honor killing case should be upheld or commuted to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Eknath Kisan Kumbharkar
Supreme Court modifies life sentence in murder case: Sandeep vs. State of Uttarakhand (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of an accused under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with Section 34 of the same code can be sustained when the co-accused have been acquitted and the evidence of instigation is contradictory.
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Bihar MLA Murder Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the trial court’s conviction of the accused for murder and other offenses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Rama Devi vs. State of Bihar and Others Judgment Date: 3 October 2024 Date of the Judgment: 3
Supreme Court Quashes Further Investigation in Murder Case: K. Vadivel vs. K. Shanthi & Ors. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can order further investigation in a criminal case after the trial court has concluded arguments and the matter is reserved for judgment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: K. Vadivel vs. K. Shanthi &
Supreme Court Acquits All Accused in 1985 Abduction and Murder Case: Vijay Singh vs. State of Bihar (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in reversing the Trial Court’s acquittal of the accused in a case of abduction and murder, based primarily on circumstantial evidence and witness testimonies. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name:
Supreme Court Acquits All Accused in 1985 Abduction and Murder Case: Vijay Singh vs. State of Bihar (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the acquittal of the accused persons by the Trial Court in a case of abduction and murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Vijay Singh @ Vijay Kr.
Supreme Court on Custodial Death: Manik & Ors. vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused police officers were guilty of custodial death and related offenses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, specifically relating to custodial death and police misconduct. Case Name: Manik & Ors. vs. The State of Maharashtra Judgment Date: 25 September 2024
