Date of the Judgment: 2 July 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 495 Judges: Dr. B.S. Chauhan, Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla, JJ. Can a statement recorded by a police officer under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 be considered a dying declaration? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a criminal […]
Date of the Judgment: May 10, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 352 Judges: Dr. B.S. Chauhan, J. and Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla, J. Is a ‘Jugaad’ a motor vehicle under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988? The Supreme Court of India addressed this important question. This judgment clarifies the legal status of ‘Jugaad’ vehicles. The court determined
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Date of the Judgment: May 8, 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 368 Judges: Dr. B.S. Chauhan, J., Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla, J. Can an eye-witness account alone be sufficient to convict a person for murder? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a criminal appeal, examining the reliability of an eye-witness and the corroborative
