Supreme Court Upholds Discharge of RPF Recruit Despite Acquittal in Dowry Death Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Railway Protection Force (RPF) recruit can be discharged from service due to involvement in a criminal case, despite subsequent acquittal. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Santosh Kumar Singh. [Judgment Date]: 26 […]
Supreme Court Upholds Discharge of RPF Recruit: Union of India vs. Santosh Kumar Singh (2023) Date of the Judgment: 26 April 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 435 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, J., and Aravind Kumar, J. Can an individual be denied employment in the Railway Protection Force (RPF) due to pending criminal charges, even if later acquitted?
Supreme Court Grants Divorce Citing Cruelty from Irretrievable Breakdown: Rakesh Raman vs. Kavita (26 April 2023) Date of the Judgment: 26 April 2023 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 2012 of 2013 Judges: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J., J. B. Pardiwala, J. (authored by Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) Can a marriage be dissolved if it has irretrievably broken down, even
Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence for Father in Daughter’s Rape Case, Sets Minimum 20-Year Term LEGAL ISSUE: Can the Supreme Court impose a minimum term of imprisonment beyond 14 years for life sentences in cases not involving the death penalty? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ravinder Singh vs. The State Govt. of NCT of
Supreme Court Enhances Punishment for Rape of Minor Daughter: Ravinder Singh vs. State (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Can the Supreme Court impose a fixed-term life sentence, specifying a minimum period of imprisonment beyond 14 years, even when the law does not prescribe a death sentence for the offense? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ravinder Singh
Supreme Court overturns conviction due to flawed investigation in murder case: Maghavendra Pratap Singh vs State of Chhattisgarh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be sustained when the investigation is flawed and based on circumstantial evidence, and whether a charge of criminal conspiracy can stand against a single individual after all other co-accused are
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to flawed investigation: Maghavendra Pratap Singh vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction can be sustained when the investigation is flawed and based on circumstantial evidence, and when co-accused are acquitted. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Maghavendra Pratap Singh @ Pankaj Singh vs.
Supreme Court Sets Aside Telangana High Court Order on CBI Investigation: Suneetha Narreddy vs. Y S Avinash Reddy & Anr (2023) INSC 345 (24 April 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can dictate the manner of investigation by directing that questioning be in printed/written form and by providing a questionnaire to the suspect. CASE
Supreme Court Modifies Sentence in Kidnapping and Murder Case: Vikas Chaudhary vs. State of Delhi (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Modification of sentence in cases of serious crimes where the trial court imposed a fixed term sentence without remission, which is beyond its jurisdiction. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Vikas Chaudhary vs. State of Delhi Judgment
Supreme Court modifies sentence in kidnapping and murder case: Vikas Chaudhary vs. State of Delhi (2023) INSC 412 LEGAL ISSUE: Modification of sentence imposed by trial court in a kidnapping and murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Vikas Chaudhary vs. State of Delhi [Judgment Date]: 21 April 2023 Date of the Judgment: 21
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder and Robbery Case: Dakkata Balaram Reddy vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused in a case of double murder and robbery. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Dakkata Balaram Reddy
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Double Murder Case: Dakkata Balaram Reddy vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented was sufficient to uphold the conviction of the accused for murder, robbery, and house trespass. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Dakkata Balaram Reddy & Anr. vs. State of Andhra Pradesh &
