Supreme Court acquits accused in murder case due to unreliable witness testimony: Dharambir vs. State of Haryana (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of eyewitness testimony and extra-judicial confessions in a murder trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Dharambir @ Dharma vs. State of Haryana Judgment Date: April 16, 2024 Date of the Judgment: April 16, 2024 […]
Supreme Court overturns High Court conviction in murder case: Bhupatbhai Bachubhai Chavda vs. State of Gujarat (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Reappreciation of evidence in an appeal against acquittal. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Bhupatbhai Bachubhai Chavda & Anr. vs. State of Gujarat [Judgment Date]: April 10, 2024 Introduction Date of the Judgment: April 10, 2024
Supreme Court overturns High Court conviction in murder case: Bhupatbhai Bachubhai Chavda vs State of Gujarat (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in overturning the Trial Court’s acquittal in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Bhupatbhai Bachubhai Chavda & Anr. vs State of Gujarat [Judgment Date]: April 10, 2024
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Circumstantial Evidence: Arun Shankar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to convict the accused for murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Arun Shankar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: April 10,
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Ravishankar Tandon vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2024) Date of the Judgment: April 10, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 299 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J., Sandeep Mehta, J. Can a conviction be sustained solely on the basis of circumstantial evidence and a disclosure statement to the
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Subhash vs. State of Karnataka (2024) INSC 294 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused persons were rightly convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of the deceased or whether their actions were in exercise of their right to private defence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Acid Attack Case: Shivani Tyagi vs. State of U.P. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Suspension of sentence and grant of bail in cases involving serious offences like acid attacks. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Shivani Tyagi vs. State of U.P. & Anr. [Judgment Date]: April 5, 2024 Date of the Judgment: April
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Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Murder Case: Aqeel Ahmad vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail to the accused in a murder case based on parity with co-accused without considering the specific roles and gravity of the charges. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Aqeel Ahmad
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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Daylight Murder Case Despite Lack of Motive: Chandan vs. State (2024) INSC 271 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 can be upheld based on reliable eyewitness testimony, even if the prosecution fails to establish a motive for the crime. CASE TYPE: Criminal
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Birthday Party Shooting Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of shooting during a sudden quarrel amounts to murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Yogesh @ Sonu Tharu vs. The State Judgment Date: April 4, 2024 Date of the
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to lack of evidence: Ballu @ Balram vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) Date of the Judgment: 2 April 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 258 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Sandeep Mehta, J. Can a conviction be upheld if the evidence is based on weak circumstantial evidence and
Supreme Court Orders CBI Probe in Unresolved Death Case: Awungshi Chirmayo vs. Govt of NCT of Delhi (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a case of an unnatural death with inconclusive investigation warrants a transfer of investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Awungshi Chirmayo & Anr. vs. Government of NCT
