Supreme Court Upholds Charges Against PFI Member in Murder Case: Asim Shariff vs. National Investigation Agency (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in upholding the charges framed by the trial court against the accused under Section 227 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, […]
Supreme Court acquits in-laws in dowry death case due to lack of evidence: State of Haryana vs. Angoori Devi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused were guilty of dowry death under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Haryana vs. Angoori Devi & Anr. Judgment Date: 13
Supreme Court Revises Conviction in Fatal Free Fight Case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Kalicharan & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in altering the conviction of one of the accused from culpable homicide amounting to murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, given the nature of the injury and
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Kamlakar vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused for murder based on eyewitness testimony and recovery of the weapon was justified. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Kamlakar vs. State of Maharashtra. Judgment Date: May 31, 2019 Date of the Judgment: May 31,
Supreme Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Khairlanji Killings: CBI vs. Sakru Mahagu Binjewar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment with a condition that the respondents–accused shall have to undergo actual sentence of not less than 25 years, and whether the case falls under the
Supreme Court Overturns Murder Conviction Due to Unreliable Eyewitness Testimony: Guman Singh vs. State of Rajasthan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of eyewitness testimony in criminal cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Guman Singh vs. State of Rajasthan Judgment Date: 24 May 2019 Date of the Judgment: 24 May 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: Indira
Supreme Court Remands Criminal Case Due to Lack of Reasoning in High Court Order: Jitender Kumar vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court order can be set aside for not providing reasons for its decision. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Jitender Kumar @ Jitender Singh vs. The State of Bihar Judgment
Supreme Court clarifies the scope of Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989: Narad Patel vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2019) Date of the Judgment: 10 May 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 448 Judges: Arun Mishra, J. and Uday Umesh Lalit, J. Can a person be convicted under Section 3(1)(x)
Supreme Court Clarifies Theft Definition in Document Misappropriation Case: Birla Corporation vs. Adventz Investments (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the temporary removal and use of confidential documents in ongoing litigation constitutes theft under the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Birla Corporation Limited vs. Adventz Investments and Holdings Limited & Others [Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in 1980 Murder Case: Shio Shankar Dubey vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in upholding the conviction based on the testimony of related witnesses and inconsistencies in the inquest report. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Shio Shankar Dubey & Ors. vs. State of Bihar Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Acid Attack Case: Omanakuttan vs. State of Kerala (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the injuries sustained by the victim constitute “grievous hurt” under Section 320 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), particularly concerning severe bodily pain and the ability to follow ordinary pursuits. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Omanakuttan vs.
Supreme Court Allows Challenge to Criminal Proceedings in Illegal Arrest Warrant Case: Manohar M. Galani vs. State of Gujarat (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person who exposed an illegal racket of obtaining arrest warrants can be denied the right to challenge the criminal proceedings initiated against them as a result of the racket. CASE TYPE:
