Supreme Court quashes High Court order on FIR in property sale dispute Date of the Judgment: 3 December 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 1001 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J., M.R. Shah, J. Can a High Court quash a criminal case at an early stage when there are allegations of fraud and the accused has allegedly […]
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Chhattisgarh Murder Case: Chhannu Lal Verma vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death penalty imposed on the appellant was justified under the “rarest of rare” doctrine. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Chhannu Lal Verma vs. The State of Chhattisgarh [Judgment Date]: 28 November 2018 Introduction Date
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Ashwani Kumar vs. State of Punjab (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in upholding the conviction of the accused persons for murder based on the evidence presented by the prosecution. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ashwani Kumar & Anr. vs. The State of Punjab Judgment
Supreme Court Convicts Accused in Child Rape Case, Overturning High Court Acquittal: State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Manga Singh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the testimony of a child victim of sexual assault requires corroboration for conviction, and the significance of medical evidence in such cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State of Himachal Pradesh vs.
Supreme Court Overturns Quashing of Abetment to Suicide Charges: Narayan Malhari Thorat vs. Vinayak Deorao Bhagat (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can quash an FIR for abetment to suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, at an initial stage of investigation by assessing the mental element of the accused. CASE
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Gruesome Murder Case: Palani vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the testimony of a single eyewitness, corroborated by medical evidence, is sufficient to uphold a conviction in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Palani vs. State of Tamil Nadu [Judgment Date]: 27 November 2018 Introduction
Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Brutal Assault Case: Ramji vs. State of Punjab (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was rightly convicted for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, or if the conviction should be for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code,
Supreme Court overturns dismissal of claim petition in motor accident case: Vimla Devi vs. National Insurance Company (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and High Court were justified in dismissing a claim petition for want of evidence, despite the claimants producing sufficient evidence to prove the accident. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Compensation.
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Charges in Property Dispute: Anand Kumar Mohatta vs. State (2018) Date of the Judgment: November 15, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 1020 Judges: S.A. Bobde, J., L. Nageswara Rao, J. Can a property dispute arising from a failed development agreement lead to criminal charges of breach of trust? The Supreme Court of
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Kidnapping and Murder Case: Swapan Kumar Jha vs. State of Jharkhand (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death penalty awarded to one of the accused in a kidnapping and murder case was justified, or if it should be commuted to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Swapan Kumar
Supreme Court Reduces Death Penalty in Child Murder Case: Prahlad vs. State of Rajasthan (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused was guilty of murder and penetrative sexual assault of a minor, and whether the death penalty was warranted. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Prahlad vs. State of Rajasthan [Judgment Date]: 14 November 2018 Date
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Brutal Murder Case: Manoj Kumar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Cancellation of bail granted by the High Court in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Manoj Kumar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Another [Judgment Date]: November 13, 2018 Date of the Judgment: November 13,
