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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Eyewitness Testimony and Dying Declaration: Laltu Ghosh vs. State of West Bengal (2019) INSC 123

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Eyewitness Testimony and Dying Declaration: Laltu Ghosh vs. State of West Bengal (2019) INSC 123 LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and reliability of eyewitness testimony and dying declarations in criminal cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Laltu Ghosh vs. State of West Bengal [Judgment Date]: 19 February 2019 […]

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Supreme Court Partially Upholds Conviction in Murder Case, Acquits Two Accused: Balvir Singh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019)

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Supreme Court Partially Upholds Conviction in Murder Case, Acquits Two Accused: Balvir Singh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2019) Date of the Judgment: 19 February 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 132 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can the common intention of a group of individuals be inferred when not all members directly participate

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Conspiracy to Murder Case: Vidyalakshmi vs. State of Kerala (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Conspiracy to Murder Case: Vidyalakshmi vs. State of Kerala (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution successfully proved a conspiracy to commit murder and the subsequent execution of the crime based on circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Vidyalakshmi @ Vidya vs. State of Kerala [Judgment Date]: 15 February 2019

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Supreme Court directs High Court to Reconsider Juvenile Status in Murder Case: Gaurav Kumar vs. State of Haryana (2019)

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Supreme Court directs High Court to Reconsider Juvenile Status in Murder Case: Gaurav Kumar vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of Juvenile Status. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Gaurav Kumar @ Monu vs. The State of Haryana. [Judgment Date]: 15 February 2019. Date of the Judgment: 15 February 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC

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Supreme Court acquits appellants in murder case due to lack of common intention: Ezajhussain Sabdarhussain & Anr. vs. State of Gujarat (2019)

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Supreme Court acquits appellants in murder case due to lack of common intention: Ezajhussain Sabdarhussain & Anr. vs. State of Gujarat (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellants shared a common intention to commit murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ezajhussain Sabdarhussain

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Gruesome Murder Case: Md. Mannan vs. State of Bihar (2019)

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Gruesome Murder Case: Md. Mannan vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a death sentence should be commuted to life imprisonment when there are mitigating circumstances and procedural lapses in the sentencing process. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Md. Mannan @ Abdul Mannan v. State of Bihar Judgment

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Supreme Court acquits accused in drug overdose death case: Chandru vs. State (2019)

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Supreme Court acquits accused in drug overdose death case: Chandru vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were guilty of murder in a case of death due to drug overdose based on circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Chandru @ Chandrasekaran vs. State rep. by Deputy Superintendent of Police CB CID and Anr.

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Supreme Court alters conviction from Section 302/34 to 324 IPC: Mala Singh vs. State of Haryana (2019)

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Supreme Court alters conviction from Section 302/34 to 324 IPC: Mala Singh vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can alter a charge from Section 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 to Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and convict

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Sukhpal Singh vs. State of Punjab (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Sukhpal Singh vs. State of Punjab (2019) Date of the Judgment: 12 February 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 123 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J. and K.M. Joseph, J. Can a conviction for murder be sustained solely on circumstantial evidence? The Supreme Court of India addressed this

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Supreme Court Reinstates Murder Conviction: State of Uttar Pradesh v. Faquirey (2019)

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Supreme Court Reinstates Murder Conviction in Uttar Pradesh Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in converting a murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder based on grave and sudden provocation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: State of Uttar Pradesh v. Faquirey. Judgment Date: 11 February 2019 Date of the

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Supreme Court Upholds Attempt to Murder Conviction: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Kanha (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Attempt to Murder Conviction: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Kanha (2019) Date of the Judgment: February 04, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 88 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and MR Shah, J. This was a two-judge bench, with the judgment authored by Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J. Can a conviction for attempted

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Kalua @ Koshal Kishore vs. State of Rajasthan (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Kalua @ Koshal Kishore vs. State of Rajasthan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 was justified based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal

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