Indian Penal Code, 1860

Supreme Court Upholds Criminal Proceedings in Property Dispute Case: Chilakamarthi Venkateswarlu vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Criminal Proceedings in Property Dispute Case: Chilakamarthi Venkateswarlu vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in refusing to quash criminal proceedings in a case where civil disputes were also pending between the parties. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Chilakamarthi Venkateswarlu & Anr. vs. State of […]

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Circumstantial Evidence: Sunita vs. State of Haryana (2019)

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Weak Circumstantial Evidence: Sunita vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to convict the accused for murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sunita vs. State of Haryana [Judgment Date]: July 30, 2019 Date of the Judgment:

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Bail: Bharatbhai Bhimabhai Bharwad vs. State of Gujarat (2019)

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Bail: Bharatbhai Bhimabhai Bharwad vs. State of Gujarat (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in relegating the appellant to the Sessions Court for breach of bail conditions, without considering the challenge to the grant of bail itself. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Bharatbhai Bhimabhai Bharwad

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Supreme Court Enhances Sentence for Attempt to Murder in Suryakant Baburao vs State of Maharashtra (30 July 2019)

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Supreme Court Enhances Sentence for Attempt to Murder in Suryakant Baburao vs State of Maharashtra Date of the Judgment: 30 July 2019 Citation: Suryakant Baburao @ Ramrao Phad vs State of Maharashtra (2019) INSC 714 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a court reduce the sentence for a serious crime like attempt to

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Orders Due to Lack of Reasoning: Mauji Ram vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (29 July 2019)

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Orders Due to Lack of Reasoning: Mauji Ram vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail without assigning any reasons. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mauji Ram vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. Judgment Date: 29 July 2019 Date of

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Supreme Court Orders CBI Probe in Custodial Death Case: Union of India vs. Junu Gayary (26 July 2019)

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Supreme Court Orders CBI Probe in Custodial Death Case: Union of India vs. Junu Gayary (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a CBI investigation should be ordered in a case of alleged custodial death following an inquiry by the District & Sessions Judge. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Union of India and others vs. Junu Gayary Judgment

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Supreme Court Rejects Juvenile Claim Based on Matriculation Certificate: Sanjeev Kumar Gupta vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (25 July 2019)

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Supreme Court Rejects Juvenile Claim Based on Matriculation Certificate: Sanjeev Kumar Gupta vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of juvenility based on conflicting age records. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Sanjeev Kumar Gupta vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr Judgment Date: 25 July 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment:

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Postman Vengaisamy & Ors. vs. State (24 July 2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Postman Vengaisamy & Ors. vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the testimonies of injured witnesses can be relied upon for conviction in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Postman Vengaisamy & Ors. vs. State represented by Inspector of Police & Ors. Judgment Date: 24 July 2019

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Supreme Court overturns dowry death conviction: Girish Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (23 July 2019)

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Supreme Court overturns dowry death conviction: Girish Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2019) Date of the Judgment: 23 July 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 712 Judges: Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice K.M. Joseph Can a High Court reverse a trial court’s acquittal in a dowry death case based on unreliable witness testimony? The Supreme Court

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Supreme Court Upholds Decision Not to Summon Additional Accused Under Section 319 CrPC in Shiv Prakash Mishra vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (23 July 2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Decision Not to Summon Additional Accused Under Section 319 CrPC LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court can summon a person as an additional accused under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) based on evidence presented during the trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Shiv Prakash Mishra vs. State

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Kidnapping Case Despite Lack of Corpus Delicti: Sanjay Rajak vs. State of Bihar (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Kidnapping Case Despite Lack of Corpus Delicti: Sanjay Rajak vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conviction under Section 364A of the Indian Penal Code can be sustained in the absence of the recovery of the victim’s body (corpus delicti). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sanjay Rajak

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Compromise: Manjit Singh vs. State of Punjab (22 July 2019)

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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Compromise: Manjit Singh vs. State of Punjab (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a compromise between parties be a factor in reducing the sentence for a non-compoundable offense like attempt to murder? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Manjit Singh vs. The State of Punjab &

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