Offences Against Human Body

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: […]

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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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Supreme Court acquits Wing Commander in custodial death case: Union of India vs. M.S. Mander (2024)

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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

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Supreme Court overturns conviction in Madhya Pradesh murder case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Ramjan Khan & Ors. (25 October 2024)

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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 overturns conviction in Madhya Pradesh murder case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Ramjan Khan & Ors. (25 October 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Uma & Anr. vs. State (22 October 2024)

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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]:

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Based on Admitted Documents in Murder Case: Shyam Narayan Ram vs. State of U.P. (21 October 2024)

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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 Upholds Conviction Based on Admitted Documents in Murder Case: Shyam Narayan Ram vs. State of U.P. (21 October 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Quashes Rape FIR in Consensual Relationship Case: Lalu Yadav vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024)

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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:

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Honor Killing Case: Eknath Kisan Kumbharkar vs. State of Maharashtra (2024)

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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

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Supreme Court modifies life sentence in murder case: Sandeep vs. State of Uttarakhand (2024)

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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.

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Bihar MLA Murder Case: Rama Devi vs. State of Bihar (2024) INSC 755 (3 October 2024)

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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

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Supreme Court Quashes Further Investigation in Murder Case: K. Vadivel vs. K. Shanthi & Ors. (2024)

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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 &

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Supreme Court Acquits All Accused in 1985 Abduction and Murder Case: Vijay Singh vs. State of Bihar (2024)

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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:

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