Date of the Judgment: July 15, 2013 Citation: Not Available Judges: H.L. Gokhale, J and Madan B. Lokur, J. Can a convict who has served over 26 years in prison be released? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a case where the petitioner sought release based on the length of his imprisonment. The court […]
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Date of the Judgment: 12 July 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 487 Judges: Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice Dipak Misra Can a High Court grant bail without providing any reasons? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question in a criminal appeal concerning a double murder case. The court emphasized that a reasoned order is essential for
Date of the Judgment: July 9, 2013 Citation: Not Available Judges: T.S. Thakur, J. and Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya, J. Can a High Court dismiss an appeal without properly discussing the questions raised by the appellants? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question in a case involving a murder conviction based on circumstantial evidence. The Court
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Date of the Judgment: July 4, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 497 Judges: A. K. Patnaik, J. and Gyan Sudha Misra, J. Can police officers be convicted for raping a woman in their custody? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a case where police officers were accused of raping a woman while
Date of the Judgment: 2 July 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 477 Judges: T.S. Thakur, J., Ranjana Prakash Desai, J. Can a trial court automatically add a murder charge (Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code) in every dowry death case (Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code)? The Supreme Court addressed this critical question in
Date of the Judgment: 2 July 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 495 Judges: Dr. B.S. Chauhan, Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla, JJ. Can a statement recorded by a police officer under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 be considered a dying declaration? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a criminal
Date of the Judgment: July 2, 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 476 Judges: Justice G.S. Singhvi, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, and Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde. Is a High Court judgment valid if it does not properly analyze the evidence in a criminal appeal? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question in a case where a man
Supreme Court Remands Murder Case for Fresh Hearing: Majjal vs. State of Haryana (2013) Read Post »
Date of the Judgment: July 1, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 429 Judges: Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice M.Y. Eqbal Can a conviction be upheld when key evidence is missing and the chain of events is incomplete? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case involving a murder on a cargo ship.
Date of the Judgment: 29 May 2013 Citation: Bhadragiri Venkata Ravi vs. Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad, Criminal Appeal No.248 of 2007 Judges: Dr. B.S. Chauhan, J. and Dipak Misra, J. Can a conviction for murder be sustained when the primary evidence, the dying declarations of the deceased, are inconsistent? The Supreme Court
Date of the Judgment: May 10, 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 354 Judges: G.S. Singhvi, J. and Ranjana Prakash Desai, J. Can a High Court reduce a rape sentence below the statutory minimum without providing specific reasons? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a recent case. The court emphasized that rape is
Date of the Judgment: May 8, 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 368 Judges: Dr. B.S. Chauhan, J., Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla, J. Can an eye-witness account alone be sufficient to convict a person for murder? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a criminal appeal, examining the reliability of an eye-witness and the corroborative
LEGAL ISSUE: The reliability and evidentiary value of multiple dying declarations. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Rajasthan vs. Shravan Ram & Anr. Judgment Date: May 1, 2013 Date of the Judgment: May 1, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 317 Judges: K.S. Radhakrishnan, J., Dipak Misra, J. Can a conviction be based solely on
