Supreme Court Overturns Convictions in BHEL Corruption Case Date of the Judgment: 15 June 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 577 Judges: V. Ramasubramanian, J., Pankaj Mithal, J. Can a public servant be convicted of corruption charges without proper evidence and procedure? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question in a case involving officials from Bharat Heavy […]
Supreme Court Overturns Convictions in BHEL Desalination Plant Case: A. Srinivasulu vs. State (2023) INSC 971 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were guilty of criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery and corruption in awarding a contract for desalination plants. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption. Case Name: A. Srinivasulu vs. The State rep. by the Inspector
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to FIR Interpolation and Lack of Evidence LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused persons were rightly convicted for murder based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mohd. Muslim vs. State of Uttar Pradesh Judgment Date: 15 June 2023 Date of the Judgment: 15 June 2023
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to FIR Interpolation and Lack of Evidence: Mohd. Muslim vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were guilty of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, when the FIR was found to be ante-timed and there was a lack of
Supreme Court Upholds Summoning of Accused Based on Trial Testimony in Atrocities Case Date of the Judgment: June 2, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 576 Judges: Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Pankaj Mithal Can a trial court summon a person as an accused based on evidence presented during the trial, even if that person was not
Supreme Court Grants Divorce by Mutual Consent and Settles Alimony in Mansi Khatri vs. Gaurav Khatri (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Granting divorce by mutual consent and determining permanent alimony. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Dispute Case Name: Mansi Khatri vs. Gaurav Khatri [Judgment Date]: May 19, 2023 Date of the Judgment: May 19, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 562
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Caste Abuse Case: Ramesh Chandra Vaishya vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) Date of the Judgment: 19th May, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 569 Judges: S. Ravindra Bhat, J., Dipankar Datta, J. Can a verbal altercation, absent specific casteist remarks and public view, constitute an offense under the Scheduled Castes
Supreme Court overturns conviction in minor’s murder case due to flawed investigation: Prakash Nishad vs. State of Maharashtra (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether flawed investigation and reliance on circumstantial evidence, including DNA evidence, can sustain a conviction in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Prakash Nishad @ Kewat Zinak Nishad vs. State of Maharashtra
Supreme Court overturns conviction in child assault and murder case due to flawed investigation: Prakash Nishad vs State of Maharashtra (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be upheld solely on the basis of circumstantial evidence and DNA evidence when the investigation is flawed and the accused’s disclosure statement is not properly recorded. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against ISKCON Leaders in Bus Theft Case Date of the Judgment: 18 May 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 496 Judges: Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can a criminal case be pursued when there’s an unexplained eight-year delay in filing a complaint? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Culpable Homicide Case: Gian Chand vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2023) Date of the Judgment: May 18, 2023 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 282 of 2011 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J. and Rajesh Bindal, J. Can inconsistencies in witness statements be grounds for acquittal in a criminal case? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Fatal Assault Case: Gian Chand vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the Trial Court’s acquittal in a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Gian Chand vs. State of Himachal Pradesh Judgment Date:
