Published On: January 5th 2026 Authored By: Samarth Jalhotra CCSU INTRODUCTION The 1980 case of Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab is a landmark in Indian legal history, as it introduced the significant principle of the “rarest of rare” doctrine for the application of the death penalty. This case involved Bachan Singh, who was convicted […]
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Published On: January 6th 2025 Authored By: Saloni Monga Meerut College affiliated to CCSU Case Title: Shayara Bano v. Union of India Citation: Shayara Bano v. Union of India, (2017) 9 SCC 1 Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: J. Dipak Misra, J. Rohinton Fali Nariman, J. A. M. Khanwilkar, J. D. Y. Chandrachud, J. Kurian
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Published On: January 5th 2026 Authored By: Nandulamatam Hitha Pragna Sri Padmavathi Mahila Vishwavidyalayam Tirupati Case Title: Mamman Khan V. State of Haryana Citation: 2025 INSC 1113 Court: Supreme court of India Bench: Justice R. Mahadevan and Justice J.B. Pardiwala Date of Judgment: 12 September, 2025 Relevant provisions: IPC 120B, 420, 506; CrPC; Indian Evidence
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Published On: January 5th 2026 Authored By: Dhanya Bhargava NMIMS, Indore Title: State of Madras v Champakam Dorairajan Citation: 1951 AIR 226, 1951 SCR 525 Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: 7 Judge bench; B.K Mukherjea, Hiralal J. Kania, Mehr Chand Mahajan, Vivan Bose, Saijid Fazal Ali, Sudhi Ranjan Das and M. Patanjali Shastri. Date
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Published On: January 5th 2026 Authored By: Swastika Dudeja Asian Law College Case Title: Mapp V. Ohio OVERVIEW Mapp V. Ohio is a landmark Supreme Court judgment that fundamentally reshaped criminal procedure in India by emphasizing the exclusionary rule against illegally obtained evidence. The case addressed the legality of evidence seized without a proper search
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