Supreme Court overturns acquittal in quadruple murder case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Chhaakki Lal (2018) Date of the Judgment: 26 September 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 844 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and Vineet Saran, J. Can a High Court overturn a trial court’s conviction based on minor inconsistencies in a key witness’s testimony? The Supreme […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case: Subhash Mahto vs. State of Bihar (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of an accused can be upheld when the overt act attributed to them is that they held the deceased while others committed the murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Subhash Mahto vs. The State of
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Supreme Court Partially Upholds Conviction for Cheating, Overturns Miscarriage Charge: Prabhu vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a false promise of marriage leading to sexual intercourse constitutes cheating under Section 417 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and whether a miscarriage induced with the woman’s consent can be considered an offense under
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in NDPS and Excise Act Case Due to Lack of Evidence: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Hansraj (2018) Date of the Judgment: 12th September 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 792 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a conviction be upheld when there is a significant delay in sending samples
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Dowry Death Case: Sangita @ Rekha Sambhaji Malode vs. State of Maharashtra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Reduction of sentence in dowry death case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sangita @ Rekha Sambhaji Malode vs. The State of Maharashtra Judgment Date: 12 September 2018 Date of the Judgment: 12 September 2018
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Bribery Case: Kannan vs. State (2018) Date of the Judgment: 12 September 2018 Citation: Criminal Appeal No(s). 1580 OF 2011 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a public servant be convicted for accepting a bribe even if the money is not directly received by them? The Supreme
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Supreme Court overturns High Court order on property dispute: Kalyan Singh vs. Ravinder Kaur (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the judgment of the First Appellate Court based on a question of fact, when no substantial question of law was involved. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Kalyan Singh
Supreme Court clarifies applicability of MP Act 1976 on prior land transactions: Durjan Singh vs. Vir Singh (2018) Date of the Judgment: 6th September 2018 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a law enacted in 1976 apply to a transaction that occurred in 1953? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court modifies conviction in fatal assault case: State of Karnataka vs. Yenkareddy (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in modifying the conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder and acquitting some of the accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Karnataka vs. Yenkareddy & Ors. Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case Based on Inconsistent Dying Declarations Date of the Judgment: 29 August 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 724 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and Vineet Saran, J. Can inconsistencies in dying declarations lead to the acquittal of an accused in a murder case? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this
Supreme Court modifies conviction in double murder case: Manphool Singh & Ors. vs. State of Haryana (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused acted in self-defense and if the prosecution failed to explain the injuries on the accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Manphool Singh & Ors. vs. State of Haryana Judgment Date: 16 August 2018
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence: State of Karnataka vs. P. Ravikumar (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in acquitting the accused based on the lack of substantial evidence and weakness of extra-judicial confessions. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: State of Karnataka vs. P. Ravikumar
