Supreme Court Acquits Bank Manager in Corruption Case: N. Raghavender vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a bank manager can be convicted for criminal breach of trust, cheating, and falsification of accounts based on circumstantial evidence and alleged procedural irregularities, especially when the bank suffered no financial loss and the key witness […]
Supreme Court overturns High Court conviction in murder case: Mohan @Srinivas vs. State of Karnataka (2021) Date of the Judgment: 13 December 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 732 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., M.M. Sundresh, J. Can a High Court reverse a trial court’s acquittal of a murder case based on a different interpretation of the
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Murder Case, Denies Anticipatory Bail in Counter FIR: Laxman Prasad Pandey vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail to the accused in a murder case and denying anticipatory bail to the accused in a related counter-FIR, without proper reasoning. CASE
Supreme Court Revives Criminal Case Against Accused in Cooperative Bank Fraud LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal case can be quashed against one accused solely because other potential co-accused were not included in the charge sheet. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: M/S Suvarna Cooperative Bank Ltd vs State of Karnataka and Anr. Judgment Date: 9 December
Supreme Court quashes charges against financier in disproportionate assets case: State vs. Uttamchand Bohra (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether mere possession of a property document is sufficient to establish criminal conspiracy and abetment in a disproportionate assets case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Corruption Act Case Name: The State by S.P. Through the SPE CBI
Supreme Court commutes death penalty to life imprisonment in triple murder case: Bhagchandra vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021) INSC 732 Date of the Judgment: 09 December 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 732 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., B.R. Gavai, J., and B.V. Nagarathna, J. (authored by B.R. Gavai, J.) Can a death sentence be upheld
Supreme Court Clarifies Maintainability of Appeals in Death Penalty Delay Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an intra-court appeal is maintainable against a Single Judge’s order in a writ petition concerning delays in the disposal of mercy petitions in death penalty cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Jasbir Singh @ Jassa ETC. vs. State of Punjab &
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Gulab vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of an accused under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 is valid based on the testimony of related witnesses and in the absence of recovery of the weapon and ballistic
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Supreme Court Partially Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case: Kuljit Singh & Anr. vs. State of Punjab (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were guilty of dowry death under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kuljit Singh & Anr. vs. State of Punjab [Judgment Date]: 08 December 2021 Date
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Custodial Escape Case: Parveen @ Sonu vs. State of Haryana (2021) Date of the Judgment: December 7, 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 744 Judges: R. Subhash Reddy, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J. Can a person be convicted of conspiracy based solely on the confessional statements of co-accused, without any other corroborating evidence?
Supreme Court Quashes Bail in MCOCA Case: State of Maharashtra vs. Pankaj Jagshi Gangar (2021) INSC 725 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail to an accused under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) by way of interim relief while considering a writ petition challenging the vires of certain
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case: Taijuddin vs. State of Assam (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether pointing out the location of a victim to a mob constitutes being part of an unlawful assembly with a common intention to commit murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Taijuddin vs. State of Assam & Ors. [Judgment Date]:
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