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 acquits teachers in POCSO case due to inconsistent evidence: Nirmal Premkumar vs. State (2024) INSC 193 (11 March 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the evidence presented was sufficient to convict the accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal
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 Modifies Order on Fund Withdrawal in Jermyn Capital Case (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Modification of a previous order regarding the withdrawal of funds. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal. Case Name: M/S. Jermyn Capital LLC Dubai vs. Central Bureau of Investigation & Ors. Judgment Date: 17 May 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 17 May 2023
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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 quashes detention order under National Security Act: Devesh Chourasia vs. District Magistrate (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a detention order under the National Security Act, 1980 can be quashed due to delays in considering and communicating the rejection of the detenu’s representation. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Preventive Detention) Case Name: Devesh Chourasia vs. The District
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Contradictory Evidence: State of Rajasthan vs. Madan (2018) INSC 881 LEGAL ISSUE: Assessment of evidence in a criminal appeal against acquittal, particularly when relying on child witnesses and circumstantial evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: State of Rajasthan vs. Madan @ Madaniya [Judgment Date]: 25 October
Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence with 30-Year Cap in Double Murder Case: Jitendra @ Kalla vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a life sentence can be coupled with a condition of no remission for a specified period, and whether sentences for multiple life imprisonments should run consecutively or concurrently. CASE TYPE:
Date of the Judgment: July 2, 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 476 Judges: Justice G.S. Singhvi, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, and Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde. Is a High Court judgment valid if it does not properly analyze the evidence in a criminal appeal? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question in a case where a man
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