Offences Against Human Body

Supreme Court Upholds Criminal Proceedings in Property Dispute Case: Chilakamarthi Venkateswarlu vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Criminal Proceedings in Property Dispute Case: Chilakamarthi Venkateswarlu vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in refusing to quash criminal proceedings in a case where civil disputes were also pending between the parties. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Chilakamarthi Venkateswarlu & Anr. vs. State of […]

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Bail: Bharatbhai Bhimabhai Bharwad vs. State of Gujarat (2019)

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Bail: Bharatbhai Bhimabhai Bharwad vs. State of Gujarat (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in relegating the appellant to the Sessions Court for breach of bail conditions, without considering the challenge to the grant of bail itself. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Bharatbhai Bhimabhai Bharwad

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Supreme Court Enhances Sentence for Attempt to Murder in Suryakant Baburao vs State of Maharashtra (30 July 2019)

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Supreme Court Enhances Sentence for Attempt to Murder in Suryakant Baburao vs State of Maharashtra Date of the Judgment: 30 July 2019 Citation: Suryakant Baburao @ Ramrao Phad vs State of Maharashtra (2019) INSC 714 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a court reduce the sentence for a serious crime like attempt to

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Orders Due to Lack of Reasoning: Mauji Ram vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (29 July 2019)

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Orders Due to Lack of Reasoning: Mauji Ram vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail without assigning any reasons. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mauji Ram vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. Judgment Date: 29 July 2019 Date of

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Supreme Court Rejects Juvenile Claim Based on Matriculation Certificate: Sanjeev Kumar Gupta vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (25 July 2019)

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Supreme Court Rejects Juvenile Claim Based on Matriculation Certificate: Sanjeev Kumar Gupta vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of juvenility based on conflicting age records. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Sanjeev Kumar Gupta vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr Judgment Date: 25 July 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment:

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Supreme Court Upholds Decision Not to Summon Additional Accused Under Section 319 CrPC in Shiv Prakash Mishra vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (23 July 2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Decision Not to Summon Additional Accused Under Section 319 CrPC LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court can summon a person as an additional accused under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) based on evidence presented during the trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Shiv Prakash Mishra vs. State

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Compromise: Manjit Singh vs. State of Punjab (22 July 2019)

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Compromise: Manjit Singh vs. State of Punjab (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a compromise between parties be a factor in reducing the sentence for a non-compoundable offense like attempt to murder? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Manjit Singh vs. The State of Punjab &

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Supreme Court acquits accused in murder case due to weak circumstantial evidence: State of Rajasthan vs. Mahesh Kumar (2019) INSC 687

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Supreme Court acquits accused in murder case due to weak circumstantial evidence: State of Rajasthan vs. Mahesh Kumar (2019) INSC 687 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution successfully proved the guilt of the accused based on circumstantial evidence in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State of Rajasthan vs. Mahesh Kumar @ Mahesh Dhaulpuria

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Supreme Court Overturns High Court Order in Dowry Death Case: Vishnu Kumar Tiwari vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019)

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Supreme Court Overturns High Court Order in Dowry Death Case: Vishnu Kumar Tiwari vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Magistrate is bound to treat a protest petition as a complaint and follow the procedure under Section 200 and 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, when disagreeing with a police

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Supreme Court clarifies the competency of child witnesses in murder cases: Ramesh vs. State (2019)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Child Witness Competency in Murder Trial: Ramesh vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the competency of child witnesses in criminal trials. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: P. Ramesh vs. State Rep by Inspector of Police [Judgment Date]: July 9, 2019 Date of the Judgment: July 9, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 678 Judges:

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Victim’s Right to Appeal: Supreme Court Clarifies Procedure in Acquittal Cases (5 July 2019)

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Victim’s Right to Appeal: Supreme Court Clarifies Procedure in Acquittal Cases Date of the Judgment: 5 July 2019 Citation: Crl.Appeal No.979/2019 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.M. Joseph Can a victim appeal an acquittal order even if the State’s appeal is dismissed? The Supreme Court addressed this crucial question

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Supreme Court Revises Conviction in Fatal Free Fight Case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Kalicharan & Ors. (2019)

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Supreme Court Revises Conviction in Fatal Free Fight Case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Kalicharan & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in altering the conviction of one of the accused from culpable homicide amounting to murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, given the nature of the injury and

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