Supreme Court Upholds Bail, Rejects Cancellation Based on Vague Allegations: Myakala Dharmarajam vs. State of Telangana (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether bail granted by a Sessions Court can be cancelled by the High Court based on vague allegations of witness tampering and without a finding of perversity in the Sessions Court’s order. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Gruesome Murder Case Based on Dying Declarations: Purshottam Chopra vs. State (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and reliability of dying declarations in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Purshottam Chopra & Anr. vs. State (Govt. of NCT Delhi). [Judgment Date]: 07 January 2020 Date of the Judgment: 07 January
Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty in Delhi Gang Rape Case: Akshay Kumar Singh’s Review Petition Dismissed (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Review of a judgment confirming conviction and death penalty in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Akshay Kumar Singh v. State (NCT of Delhi) Judgment Date: 18 December 2019 Date of the Judgment: 18
Supreme Court overturns High Court order in Kerala Murder Case: Kooli Saseendran & Ors. vs. State of Kerala (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in setting aside the acquittal order of the trial court and remanding the case for fresh consideration in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kooli Saseendran
Supreme Court Acquits Mother in Newborn Death Case: Manju vs. State of Delhi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence was sufficient to convict the mother for the murder of her newborn baby. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Manju vs. State of Delhi Judgment Date: 17 December 2019 Date of the Judgment: 17 December
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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Common Intention: Virender vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an accused can be convicted for murder with the aid of Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 when the prosecution fails to prove a common intention to commit the crime. CASE
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in 1982 Murder Case: Ramji Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) Date of the Judgment: December 11, 2019 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Justice Deepak Gupta Can a High Court overturn a Trial Court’s acquittal based on a different interpretation of the evidence? The
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Discrepancy in Weapon and Injury: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Amar Lal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in acquitting the accused of murder based on a discrepancy between the alleged weapon and the nature of the injury. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State
Supreme Court Allows Summons of Husband in Dowry Death Case: Saeeda Khatoon Arshi vs. State of UP (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court can summon a person as an additional accused under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, based on evidence presented during the trial, even if that person was not
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Extra-Judicial Confession Date of the Judgment: 06 December 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 978 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Hemant Gupta, J. Can a conviction for murder be sustained solely on circumstantial evidence and an extra-judicial confession? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed
Supreme Court Orders Retrial in S.N. Gupta Murder Case: State of NCT of Delhi vs. Shiv Charan Bansal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether there was sufficient evidence to frame charges of criminal conspiracy and murder against the accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State of NCT of Delhi vs. Shiv Charan Bansal & Ors. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Gruesome Murder Case: Mahipal vs. Rajesh Kumar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court correctly exercised its power under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to grant bail in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mahipal vs. Rajesh Kumar @ Polia & Anr. [Judgment Date]:
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