Supreme Court Commutes Death Penalty in Rape and Murder Case: Raju Jagdish Paswan vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) Date of the Judgment: January 17, 2019 Citation: Raju Jagdish Paswan v. State of Maharashtra, Criminal Appeal Nos. 88-89 of 2019 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) Nos.5422-5423 of 2013) Judges: S.A. Bobde, J., L. Nageswara Rao, J., […]
Supreme Court Upholds Right to Dance, Strikes Down Obscene Dance Restrictions in Maharashtra: Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) Date of the Judgment: January 17, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 28 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J., Ashok Bhushan, J. Can the state impose a complete ban on dance performances in hotels and bars?
Supreme Court penalizes medical college for fraud and misrepresentation: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan University vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a medical college can be penalized for submitting false information and fabricating records to obtain permission for admitting students. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Medical Admissions Case Name: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan University & Another vs. Union of
Supreme Court upholds acquittal in triple murder and robbery case: Ashish Jain vs. Makrand Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in acquitting the accused based on circumstantial evidence in a case of triple murder and robbery. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ashish Jain vs. Makrand Singh and Ors. Judgment Date: 14
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction, Rejects Culpable Homicide: Sudhir Kumar vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in modifying a murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sudhir Kumar vs. State of Haryana Judgment Date: 14 January 2019 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Complaint in Family Share Dispute: Suresh Kumar Goyal vs. State of UP (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Quashing of criminal proceedings in a family dispute over share ownership. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sri Suresh Kumar Goyal & Ors. Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. Judgment Date: 11 January 2019 Date of
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Jagdish Chand & Anr. vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused are guilty of offences under Section 304B and 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 related to dowry death and cruelty. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Jagdish Chand & Anr. vs. State
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Mahadevappa vs. State of Karnataka (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death of a wife due to burn injuries constitutes dowry death and murder under Sections 498A and 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mahadevappa vs. State of Karnataka Judgment Date: January
Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision on Attempt to Murder Charge: Champa Lal Dhakar vs. Naval Singh Rajput (2019) INSC 1 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in setting aside the trial court’s order framing charges under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for attempt to murder, based on the nature
Supreme Court Limits Witness Summons Under Section 311 CrPC in CBI Case: Swapan Kumar Chatterjee vs. CBI (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court can repeatedly allow the prosecution to summon a witness under Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, when the prosecution has repeatedly failed to produce the witness despite multiple
Supreme Court Allows Second Complaint on Same Facts: V. Ravi Kumar vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2018) Date of the Judgment: 14 December 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 1088 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a person file a second criminal complaint if the first one was withdrawn? The Supreme Court addressed this
Supreme Court Upholds Framing of Charges Under Section 319 CrPC: Deepu vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Trial Court can proceed against a person under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) based on a supplementary charge sheet, after having previously discharged the same person without considering the supplementary
