Supreme Court Refuses to Direct Parliament to Enact Standalone Law on Custodial Torture: Ashwani Kumar vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can direct Parliament to enact a specific law. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Dr. Ashwani Kumar vs. Union of India and Another Judgment Date: 05 […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case Based on Dying Declaration LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and evidentiary value of a dying declaration in a criminal trial, particularly when multiple dying declarations exist. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Dowry Death Case Name: Jagbir Singh vs. State (N.C.T. of Delhi) [Judgment Date]: September 4, 2019 Introduction Date
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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Vijay Nathalal Gohil vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code can be upheld solely based on circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Vijay Nathalal Gohil vs. State of Maharashtra Judgment Date: 3
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Abduction and Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Umesh Tukaram Padwal vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) Date of the Judgment: September 3, 2019 Citation: Umesh Tukaram Padwal & Anr. vs. The State of Maharashtra (2019) INSC 793 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J., Ajay Rastogi, J. Can
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Deadly Court Attack Case: Manjit Singh vs. State of Punjab (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were part of an unlawful assembly and liable for the death of a person during a court attack. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Manjit Singh vs. The State of Punjab [Judgment Date]: 3rd September
Supreme Court clarifies the use of Section 319 CrPC for summoning additional accused: Shishupal Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) INSC 741 Date of the Judgment: September 3, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 741 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. and K.M. Joseph, J. Can a trial court summon a person as an accused based solely
Supreme Court acquits accused in murder case due to lack of evidence and faulty examination: Samsul Haque vs. State of Assam (2019) Date of the Judgment: 26 August 2019 Citation: Samsul Haque v. State of Assam, Criminal Appeal No. 1905 of 2009 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., K.M. Joseph, J. Can a conviction be upheld
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Rameshwar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of an accused can be upheld under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, when there is no direct evidence of the specific act that
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Family Dispute Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 can be reduced to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part I of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in cases of sudden fight without
Supreme Court alters conviction from murder to culpable homicide: Anand Ramachandra vs Sidarai Laxman LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in altering the conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Anand Ramachandra Chougle vs Sidarai Laxman Chougala & Ors. Judgment Date: 6 August 2019
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Sudhir Kumar Jain vs. State of Rajasthan (2019) Date of the Judgment: 31 July 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 745 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a conviction for murder be upheld when key eyewitnesses turn hostile and the primary evidence
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 326 IPC: Sahib Singh vs. State of Punjab (2019) Date of the Judgment: 31 July 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and A.S. Bopanna, J. Can an individual be convicted for assault even if not named in the initial FIR? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed
