Supreme Court acquits police officers in custodial death case: Vinod Jaswantray Vyas vs. State of Gujarat (2024) Date of the Judgment: July 09, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 490 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J., Sandeep Mehta, J. Can a conviction for custodial death stand when eyewitness accounts contradict medical evidence? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed […]
Supreme Court overturns High Court conviction in murder case: Mallappa vs. State of Karnataka (2024) INSC 104 (12 February 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of appellate review in cases of acquittal by trial courts. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Mallappa & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka [Judgment Date]: 12 February 2024 Date of the Judgment: 12
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to weak circumstantial evidence: Pritinder Singh vs State of Punjab (2023) Date of the Judgment: July 5, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 614 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Sanjay Karol, J. The Supreme Court of India recently overturned a conviction in a murder case, highlighting the importance of
Supreme Court acquits husband in murder case due to weak circumstantial evidence: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Phoolchand Rathore (28 April 2023) Date of the Judgment: 28 April 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 395 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Manoj Misra, J., Aravind Kumar, J. Can a conviction for murder be sustained solely on circumstantial evidence
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case: Roopwanti vs. State of Haryana (2023) Date of the Judgment: 24th February 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 137 Judges: Justice Krishna Murari and Justice B.V. Nagarathna Can a higher court overturn an acquittal by a lower court? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question while hearing an appeal against
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case: Roopwanti vs. State of Haryana (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Standards for reversing acquittals in criminal appeals. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Roopwanti vs. State of Haryana. Judgment Date: 24th February 2023 Date of the Judgment: 24th February 2023. Citation: 2023 INSC 157. Judges: Hon’ble Justices Krishna Murari and
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Supreme Court overturns conviction under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act: Rajaram vs. Maruthachalam (2023) INSC 26 Date of the Judgment: 18 January 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 26 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and M.M. Sundresh, J. Can a conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act be sustained if the accused demonstrates a probable
Supreme Court overturns conviction under Bonded Labour Act: Selvakumar vs. Manjula (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the son of a business owner can be held liable for offences under the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, solely based on his relationship with the owner and the business’s name. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Selvakumar vs.
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Criminal Case: Indra Deo Tiwari vs. State of U.P. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in affirming the Trial Court’s decision of acquittal in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Indra Deo Tiwari vs. State of U.P. & Ors. Judgment Date: May 04, 2022 Introduction
Supreme Court overturns High Court order in Kerala Murder Case: Kooli Saseendran & Ors. vs. State of Kerala (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in setting aside the acquittal order of the trial court and remanding the case for fresh consideration in a criminal case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Kooli Saseendran
Supreme Court Reverses Conviction in Cheque Dishonor Case: Basalingappa vs. Mudibasappa (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the accused successfully rebutted the presumption under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, regarding a cheque issued for a legally enforceable debt or liability. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal (Cheque Dishonor) Case Name: Basalingappa vs. Mudibasappa [Judgment Date]: April
Supreme Court overturns High Court conviction in land dispute case Date of the Judgment: 13 February 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 79 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a High Court overturn a trial court’s acquittal simply by re-appreciating the evidence, without finding any perversity in the trial court’s approach? The
