Supreme Court upholds robbery conviction, reduces sentence: Jahangir Hussain vs. State of West Bengal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for offences of robbery and receiving stolen property was correct. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Jahangir Hussain vs. State of West Bengal Judgment Date: 29 March 2019 Date of the Judgment: […]
Supreme Court Acquits in Dowry Death Case, Overturns Conviction for Destruction of Evidence LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused can be convicted under Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for causing disappearance of evidence of offence, in the absence of any direct evidence? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Dowry Death Case Name: Om Prakash &
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Abduction Case: P. Rajagopal vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2019) Date of the Judgment: 29 March 2019 Citation: Criminal Appeal Nos. 820-821 of 2009 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J., Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J., and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a conviction for abduction be upheld when some of the accused are acquitted?
Supreme Court acquits accused in murder case due to inconsistent witness statements: Amrika Bai vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was part of an unlawful assembly with the common objective of murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Amrika Bai vs. The State of Chhattisgarh Judgment Date: 29 March 2019 Date
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Kali Prasad Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for murder based on the testimony of a single eyewitness and circumstantial evidence was justified. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kali Prasad Singh ETC. vs. State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Rape Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Ganga Prasad Mahto vs. State of Bihar (2019) Date of the Judgment: 26 March 2019 Citation: Ganga Prasad Mahto vs. State of Bihar & Anr. CRIMINAL APPEAL No.526 OF 2019 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. and Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a conviction for
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Pavan Vasudeo Sharma vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Pavan Vasudeo Sharma vs. State of Maharashtra
Supreme Court enhances compensation for acid attack victim: State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Vijay Kumar (2019) Date of the Judgment: March 15, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 236 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J., Ajay Rastogi, J. Can the State be held liable to pay compensation to victims of acid attacks? The Supreme Court of India addressed this
Supreme Court orders fresh review of conviction in assault case: Harveer Singh vs. State of UP (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in dismissing a criminal revision without assigning any reasons. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Harveer Singh & Anr. vs. State of U.P. [Judgment Date]: March 15, 2019 Date of
Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Fight Case: Nandlal vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction for murder can be reduced to culpable homicide not amounting to murder when the act was committed in a sudden fight without premeditation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Nandlal vs. The
Supreme Court Orders Return of Children to US in Custody Battle LEGAL ISSUE: Determining jurisdiction in international child custody disputes and the paramount consideration of the child’s best interests. CASE TYPE: Family Law, Child Custody, Habeas Corpus Case Name: Lahari Sakhamuri vs. Sobhan Kodali Judgment Date: March 15, 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: March
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to tampered dying declaration: Balaji vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of a tampered dying declaration as evidence in a murder trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Balaji vs. The State of Maharashtra Judgment Date: 14 March 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 14 March
