Date of the Judgment: January 11, 2008 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 76 of 2008 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 863 of 2007) Judges: S.B. Sinha, J. and HARJIT SINGH BEDI, J. In a case revolving around circumstantial evidence, the Supreme Court was tasked with determining whether the High Court correctly upheld the conviction of […]
Date of the Judgment: 06/11/2006 Citation: Appeal (crl.) 851 of 2006 Judges: A. K. Mathur & Lokeshwar Singh Panta In a case involving a violent assault, the Supreme Court of India addressed the question of whether the High Court was justified in convicting the accused based on the evidence presented, and also considered the impact
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 31st October 2006 Citation: Appeal (civil) 8046 of 2004 Judges: S.B. Sinha and Markandey Katju What happens when a bank employee is accused of fraud, acquitted in criminal court, but then faces departmental proceedings? The Supreme Court addressed this critical intersection of civil and service law in the case of
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 13/07/2006 Citation: Appeal (crl.) 759 of 2006 Judges: Ashok Bhan & Markandey Katju Is it permissible for a High Court to direct a Trial Court to hold trials and record evidence in multiple cases simultaneously against the same accused? This question was addressed by the Supreme Court of India in
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 21st July 2005 Citation: Appeal (crl.) 746 of 2003 Judges: P. Venkatarama Reddi and D.M. Dharmadhikari Can a sudden quarrel during a wedding celebration lead to a murder conviction? The Supreme Court of India addressed this grim scenario in Suresh Chandra vs. State of Uttar Pradesh, a case arising from
Date of the Judgment: 20th July 2005 Citation: Where available, provide the case citation in the Indian Supreme Court (INSC) format. Judges: B.N. Agrawal & Tarun Chatterjee In a significant ruling concerning corruption charges, the Supreme Court of India addressed the critical issue of evidentiary standards required to convict a public servant in a bribery
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 10/09/2004 Judges: K.G. Balakrishnan and Dr. AR. Lakshmanan Can eyewitness testimony alone be sufficient to uphold a murder conviction, even when there are challenges to the medical evidence? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in the case of Ram Kishan & Ors. vs. State of Uttar Pradesh.
Date of the Judgment: 08 August 2003 Citation: Where available, provide the case citation in the Indian Supreme Court (INSC) format. Judges: Doraiswamy Raju, J. and H. K. Sema, J. Can possessing a classified document, even without proof of communication to another party, be sufficient to establish guilt under the Official Secrets Act? The Supreme
When does a fight become a crime? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in the case of Shriram vs. State of Madhya Pradesh, focusing on the line between self-defense and unlawful aggression. This case involves an incident where a group returning from a religious gathering was attacked, leading to serious injuries and a
