Supreme Court Revises Conviction in Accidental Firing Case: Shahid Ali vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an act of celebratory firing resulting in death constitutes murder or culpable homicide. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Shahid Ali vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [Judgment Date]: March 11, 2024 Date of the Judgment: March […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Bank Fraud Case, Reduces Sentence: Jagjit Singh vs. CBI (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Criminal conspiracy and fraud in securing bank loans. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Jagjit Singh vs. Central Bureau of Investigation [Judgment Date]: 7th March 2024 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 7th March 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 185
Supreme Court quashes FIR for WhatsApp status criticizing Article 370: Javed Ahmad Hajam vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether expressing dissent against government actions on social media constitutes promoting disharmony under Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Javed Ahmad Hajam vs. State of Maharashtra &
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Property Dispute: Dr. Sonia Verma vs. State of Haryana (2024) Date of the Judgment: March 7, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 227 Judges: Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma Can a criminal case be used to settle a property dispute? The Supreme Court recently addressed this issue, emphasizing
Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail for Police Officer in FIR Tampering Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a police officer accused of tampering with an FIR should be granted anticipatory bail. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: State of Jharkhand vs. Sandeep Kumar. Judgment Date: 6 March 2024 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 6 March 2024. Citation: 2024
Supreme Court Quashes Rape FIR in Consensual Relationship Case: XXXX vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) Date of the Judgment: March 6, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 181 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J. and Rajesh Bindal, J. Can a consensual relationship between adults, where one party is already married, be considered rape based on a false promise
Supreme Court Overturns Murder Conviction, Upholds Dowry Harassment: Ravinder Kumar vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to uphold a murder conviction when the prosecution failed to establish a clear chain of events. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ravinder Kumar vs. State of NCT of Delhi Judgment
Supreme Court Partially Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Naeem vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) Date of the Judgment: March 5, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 169 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Sandeep Mehta, J. Can a dying declaration be the sole basis for conviction in a criminal case? The Supreme Court of India recently
Supreme Court Quashes Abetment to Suicide Charges: Prabhat Kumar Mishra vs. State of U.P. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether work-related stress and alleged harassment by superiors constitute abetment to suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and whether the offense under Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction, Rejects Juvenile Claim Based on School Records: Vinod Katara vs. State of U.P. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of juvenility claim after conviction based on conflicting evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Juvenile Justice Case Name: Vinod Katara vs. State of U.P. Judgment Date: 05 March 2024 Date of the Judgment: 05 March
Supreme Court quashes criminal complaint against SAF officers in land dispute case: Murari Lal Chhari vs. Munishwar Singh Tomar (2024) INSC 168 (4 March 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal complaint against public servants for actions related to a land dispute should be quashed when a prior contempt petition on the same issue was dismissed.
Supreme Court acquits accused in abetment to suicide case: Kumar @ Shiva Kumar vs. State of Karnataka (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused abetted the suicide of the deceased under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Kumar @ Shiva Kumar vs. State of Karnataka Judgment Date: 01
