Supreme Court Quashes Order Summoning Additional Accused After Conviction: Devendra Kumar Pal vs. State of U.P. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court can summon an additional accused under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 after convicting and sentencing other co-accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Devendra Kumar Pal vs. State […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Nitya Nand vs. State of U.P. (2024) Date of the Judgment: September 4, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 655 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Ujjal Bhuyan, J. Can a person be convicted of murder even if they did not directly inflict the fatal injuries? The Supreme Court of India
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Supreme Court Reinstates Charges in Dowry Death Case: Ranjeet Mittal vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) INSC 766 Date of the Judgment: September 3, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 766 Judges: Vikram Nath, J., Prasanna B. Varale, J. Can a High Court quash charges framed by a trial court based on a detailed charge sheet and
Supreme Court overturns conviction in attempt to murder case: Raju vs. State of Uttarakhand (2024) INSC 633 (31 July 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for attempt to murder was justified based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Raju and Another vs. State
Supreme Court acquits police officers in custodial death case: Vinod Jaswantray Vyas vs. State of Gujarat (2024) Date of the Judgment: July 09, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 490 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J., Sandeep Mehta, J. Can a conviction for custodial death stand when eyewitness accounts contradict medical evidence? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Step-Mother’s Drowning Death: Ratnu Yadav vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution has proven beyond reasonable doubt that the accused committed the murder of his stepmother. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Ratnu Yadav vs. State of Chhattisgarh. Judgment Date: July 09, 2024. Introduction Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Kidnapping Case Due to Fabricated Evidence: Gaurav Maini vs. State of Haryana (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution’s evidence was sufficient to prove the charges of kidnapping for ransom, robbery, and criminal conspiracy. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Gaurav Maini vs. State of Haryana. [Judgment Date]: July 09, 2024
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Premeditated Attack Case: Joy Dev Araj vs. State of Kerala (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code is sustainable when the accused is part of an unlawful assembly that caused the victim’s death. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Joy
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Proper Identification: P. Sasikumar vs. State (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: The legal issue in this case revolves around the reliability of dock identification in the absence of a Test Identification Parade (TIP), particularly when the accused is a stranger to the witness and was seen
Supreme Court quashes conviction due to flawed Section 313 CrPC examination in murder case: Naresh Kumar vs. State of Delhi (2024) INSC 464 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be sustained when the accused was not questioned on crucial incriminating circumstances during examination under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to lack of evidence: Lal Mohammad Manjur Ansari vs. State of Gujarat (2024) INSC 475 (08 July 2024) Date of the Judgment: 08 July 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 475 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Ujjal Bhuyan, J. Can a conviction for murder be upheld when the key
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Dharmendra Kumar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in upholding the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for murder, based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Dharmendra
