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 Quashes FIR Against Relatives and Employee in Nursing College Admission Scam Date of the Judgment: 09 April 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 322 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Prashant Kumar Mishra, J. Can family members and employees of an educational institution be held criminally liable for the institution’s alleged wrongdoings, simply by virtue of
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Despite Complainant’s Refusal to Compound: Raj Reddy Kallem vs. State of Haryana (2024) Date of the Judgment: April 08, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 347 Judges: A.S. Bopanna, J., Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Can a criminal case be quashed even if the complainant refuses to settle, especially when the accused has repaid
Supreme Court Quashes Cheating Charges Against Educational Society: Vipin Sahni vs. CBI (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an educational society can be charged with cheating for not disclosing a mortgage on land in subsequent applications, when the mortgage was disclosed in the initial application and the approving authority did not claim to be deceived. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Allows Operation Mobilization India to Use Frozen Funds for Institutional Expenses: Operation Mobilization India & Ors. vs. State of Telangana & Ors. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the freezing of accounts of an organization by the State CID was justified when the investigation was still pending and the organization runs numerous educational and health
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 Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Tutored Witnesses: Manikandan vs. State (2024) Date of the Judgment: April 5, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 272 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Pankaj Mithal, J. Can a conviction for murder stand when the key witnesses have been tutored by the police? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Grants Bail to Shoma Kanti Sen in Elgar Parishad Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in remanding the matter to the Special Court for fresh consideration of bail after a supplementary chargesheet was filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). CASE TYPE: Criminal (Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967) Case Name:
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 Criminal Proceedings in Property Fraud Case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Shilpa Jain & Ors. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in quashing a First Information Report (FIR) related to alleged property fraud, by exercising its powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). CASE TYPE:
