Supreme Court Addresses Juvenile Status in a Murder Case: Pawan Kumar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of juvenility in criminal cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Pawan Kumar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. Judgment Date: 21 November 2023 Date of the Judgment: 21 November 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC […]
Supreme Court Rejects Fabricated Documents in Juvenility Claim: XYZ vs. Abhisheik & Anr (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of juvenility based on fabricated documents. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: XYZ vs. Abhisheik & Anr Judgment Date: 02 September 2022 Date of the Judgment: 02 September 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 766 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J
Supreme Court Upholds Juvenile Status in Heinous Crime Case: Rishipal Singh Solanki vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of juvenility in cases involving heinous crimes. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Juvenile Justice Case Name: Rishipal Singh Solanki vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. Judgment Date: 18 November 2021 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Surajdeo Mahto vs. State of Bihar (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Surajdeo Mahto and Anr. vs. The State of Bihar Judgment Date: 04 August
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case, Addresses Juvenile Status: Devilal vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of culpability in a murder case and the applicability of the Juvenile Justice Act. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Devilal and ors. vs. State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: 25 February 2021 Introduction Date
Supreme Court Rejects Re-agitation of Juvenility Claim: Pawan Kumar Gupta vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a plea of juvenility be re-agitated after it has been rejected by the Trial Court, High Court, and the Supreme Court? CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Pawan Kumar Gupta vs. State of NCT of Delhi
Date of the Judgment: October 3, 2008 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: C.K. Thakker, J., D.K. Jain, J. When an accused claims to be a juvenile, how should courts determine their age? The Supreme Court addressed this critical question in Babloo Pasi vs. State of Jharkhand. The case clarifies the procedure for determining the
Date of the Judgment: September 11, 2008 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 1458 of 2008 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.349 of 2008) Judges: Dr. Arijit Pasayat, J., Harjit Singh Bedi, J. When does the Juvenile Justice Act apply in cases of serious crimes like murder? The Supreme Court addressed this critical question in Ranjit Singh
