Supreme Court acquits Jodhraj and Jagdish Prasad in murder case, upholding Bhanwar Lal’s acquittal (29 November 2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of eyewitness testimony in criminal cases and the principle of parity in acquittals. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Murder Case Name: Jodhraj & Anr. vs. State of Rajasthan Judgment Date: 29 November 2019 Date of […]
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case: Jai Prakash vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) INSC 996 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the conviction of the accused in a murder case, based on inconsistencies in witness testimonies and lapses in the investigation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Jai Prakash vs.
Supreme Court Upholds Vicarious Liability in Murder Case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Killu @ Kailash & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether members of an unlawful assembly can be held vicariously liable for a murder committed by other members of the same assembly, even if they did not directly inflict the fatal injuries. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Fatal Shooting Case: Awadhesh Kumar vs. State of U.P. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in modifying a murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder based on the exception of sudden fight without pre-meditation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Awadhesh Kumar vs. State
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in 1992 Murder Case: State of Uttarakhand vs. Darshan Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Assessing the reliability of eyewitness testimony and medical evidence in a criminal trial, particularly when inconsistencies arise. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: State of Uttarakhand vs. Darshan Singh [Judgment Date]: 7 November 2019 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Homicidal Death Case: Kalu vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death was homicidal or suicidal in nature and the burden of proof in cases of unnatural death within the matrimonial home. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kalu alias Laxminarayan vs. State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Dying Declarations: Dayaram vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and evidentiary value of dying declarations in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Dayaram & Another vs. State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: 7 November 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 7
Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty in Child Rape and Murder Case: Manoharan vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Review of death penalty in a case involving rape and murder of children. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Manoharan vs. State by Inspector of Police [Judgment Date]: 7th November 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 7th November
Supreme Court Upholds Armed Forces Tribunal Decision in Sepoy Pravat Kumar Behuria Case Date of the Judgment: 06 November 2019 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 1627 of 2019 (@ Diary No. 1052 of 2018) Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a court martial’s decision be overturned if proper procedure isn’t followed? The
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Rohtas & Anr. vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the concurrent findings of guilt by lower courts were justified in a murder case, despite some inconsistencies in evidence and acquittal of co-accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Rohtas & Anr. vs. The State of Haryana [Judgment
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Untrustworthy Witness Testimony (24 October 2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of eyewitness testimony and circumstantial evidence in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Imrat Singh & Ors. vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [Judgment Date]: 24 October 2019 Date of the Judgment: 24 October 2019 The
Supreme Court Clarifies: Prosecution Under Both IPC and MV Act Permissible in Road Accident Cases (2019) Date of the Judgment: 4 October 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 974 Judges: Indu Malhotra, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J. Can a person be prosecuted under both the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (MV Act)
