Introduction The law on culpable homicide and murder has always grappled with nuanced distinctions. The Supreme Court of India recently revisited these principles in the case of Vijay @ Vijayakumar…
Introduction The Supreme Court of India delivered a landmark judgment on January 16, 2025, in the case Dalip Kumar @ Dalli v. State of Uttarakhand. This case addressed crucial issues…
Introduction The Supreme Court of India, in the case Sri Shankar Dongarisaheb Bhosale v. The State of Karnataka (Criminal Appeal No. 1221/2017), dealt with significant issues concerning the application of…
Introduction The Supreme Court of India, in its recent judgment dated January 7, 2025, upheld the acquittal of the respondent, Vipin @ Lalla, by dismissing the appeal filed by the…
Section 377(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure reads as follows: – “377. Appeal by the State Government against sentence. – (1) …………. (2) …………. (3) When an appeal has…
Sham Sunder v. Puran and another (1991) In Sham Sunder v. Puran and another (1991), the High Court had convicted the accused- appellant therein under Section 304 Part- I IPC…
Section 304A states as follows- 304A. Causing death by negligence.— Whoever causes the death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide, shall…
IntroductionThe recent Supreme Court judgment in Bishwajit Dey v. State of Assam (2025 INSC 32) addresses the contentious issue of interim release of vehicles seized under the Narcotic Drugs and…
Section 304A of the IPC makes any act causing death by a rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide, punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term…
In Girish Yadav and Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh, JT (1996) 3 SC 615, the site plan was prepared on hearsay and is not to be read as evidence.…
