Supreme Court Quashes Abetment to Suicide Charges: Mahendra Awase vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2025) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the actions of a lender, in seeking repayment of a loan, constitute abetment to suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Mahendra Awase vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [Judgment […]
Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Dowry Harassment Case: Rajaram vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and evidentiary value of dying declarations in dowry harassment cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Dowry Harassment Case Name: Rajaram vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [Judgment Date]: 16 December 2022 Date of the Judgment: 16 December 2022 Citation:
Supreme Court Orders Concurrent Sentences in Electricity Theft Case: Iqram vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether sentences for multiple convictions should run consecutively or concurrently when no specific direction is given by the trial court under Section 427(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Iqram
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Land Dispute Case: R. Nagender Yadav vs. State of Telangana (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether criminal proceedings for forgery should continue when a civil suit regarding the validity of the same document is pending. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: R. Nagender Yadav vs. The State of Telangana and Anr. Judgment
Supreme Court quashes conviction due to faulty charge and Section 313 CrPC violation: Kalicharan vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Improper framing of charges and violation of Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Kalicharan & Ors. v. State of Uttar Pradesh [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Clarifies the Stage for Considering Section 300 CrPC in Criminal Trials Date of the Judgment: 12 December 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 1234 Judges: M.R. Shah, J., C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can an accused person be tried again for murder after being acquitted of kidnapping based on the same set of facts? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court quashes conviction in corruption case citing double jeopardy: T.P. Gopalakrishnan vs. State of Kerala (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second prosecution for the same offense, based on the same facts, is permissible under the principle of double jeopardy. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption Act Case Name: T.P. Gopalakrishnan vs. State of
Supreme Court Convicts Gurbachan Singh for Murder Under Section 302 with Section 34, IPC in Land Dispute Case (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in altering the conviction of Gurbachan Singh from Section 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 to Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code,
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Testimony: Ramcharan vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: 07 December 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 1102 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. and Abhay S. Oka, J. Can inconsistencies in witness testimony lead to the acquittal of accused individuals in a murder case?
Supreme Court Sets Aside Delhi HC Order on Additional Evidence in Murder Case: Lakhan Singh vs. Amarjeet Singh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can allow additional evidence in a criminal appeal on grounds already considered by the Trial Court and affirmed by the Supreme Court. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Lakhan Singh
Supreme Court Allows Appointment Despite Past Acquittal in Domestic Dispute: Pramod Singh Kirar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate can be denied appointment to a government job based on a past criminal case that resulted in acquittal. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Pramod Singh Kirar vs. State of Madhya
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: Ram Pratap vs. State of Haryana (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of an accused can be sustained solely on circumstantial evidence without establishing a complete chain of circumstances beyond reasonable doubt. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ram Pratap vs. State of
