Date of the Judgment: October 30, 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 942 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J. and Ashok Bhushan, J. Can a trial be considered fair if most of the witnesses turn hostile due to intimidation? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question in the case of Dinubhai Boghabhai Solanki vs. State of […]
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in reversing the acquittal of the accused and convicting them for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Pooranlal & Anr. vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: 25 October 2017 Date of the Judgment: 25 October 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC
Date of the Judgment: October 4, 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 873 Judges: Justice R.K. Agrawal and Justice S. Abdul Nazeer Can a conviction for attempt to murder be reduced to simple hurt if the injury is not on a vital part of the body and there was no pre-meditation? The Supreme Court of India addressed
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court can reject a witness’s application for re-examination under Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) if the application is made after a significant delay and without sufficient explanation, especially when the witness had previously supported the prosecution’s case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ratanlal vs.
Can the top management of a school be granted interim bail when a student is murdered on the school premises? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question while hearing an appeal against the grant of interim bail to the trustees of Ryan International School. The court upheld the High Court’s decision to grant interim
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in acquitting the accused of the offense punishable under Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and whether the sentence should be enhanced. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State through Central Bureau of Investigation vs. Sanvlo Naik & Anr. Judgment Date: 7th September 2017
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the sentence of life imprisonment for an offense under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 is justified when the victim survives the attack. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Ahsan vs. State of U.P. Date of the Judgment: 29 August 2017. Citation: Not Available. Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J. and Abhay Manohar
LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of appropriate sentence for offences of house trespass and causing grievous hurt. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Altab Gharami @ Atlab SK & Anr. vs. The State of West Bengal [Judgment Date]: July 27, 2017 Date of the Judgment: July 27, 2017 Citation: 2017 INSC 681 Judges: Dipak Misra, A.M. Khanwilkar,
Date of the Judgment: July 18, 2017 The Supreme Court of India, in a criminal appeal, addressed the issue of circumstantial evidence in a case involving abduction and murder. The Court examined whether the prosecution had sufficiently proven the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt, based on the chain of circumstances presented. The
LEGAL ISSUE: Review of a death penalty in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Vikram Singh @ Vicky Walia and Anr. vs. State of Punjab and Anr. Judgment Date: July 7, 2017 Date of the Judgment: July 7, 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 635 Judges: Dipak Misra, J., R. Banumathi, J., Ashok Bhushan,
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in upholding the conviction of the appellant for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Muttaicose @ Subramani vs. State of Tamil Nadu Judgment Date: 03 July 2017 Date of the Judgment: 03 July 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 597
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused committed murder, or if the death was a suicide. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Satish Nirankari vs. State of Rajasthan Judgment Date: 09 June 2017 Date of the Judgment: 09 June 2017 Citation: 2017 INSC 545 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J., Ashok Bhushan, J.
