The Supreme Court observed that the intention of an accused can be ascertained by the part of the body where the accused chose to assault the victim and the nature of injury inflicted upon the victim by the accused, and that no one can enter the mind of the accused to read the intention of his. The nature of injury inflicted on a vital part of the body and the weapon all must be considered to accuse a person of an offence.
In Vaibhav v. State of Maharashtra (2025 INSC 800), the Supreme Court acquitted a medical student of murder, finding no complete chain of circumstantial evidence to prove he fired the fatal shot. Suspicious acts like hiding clothes and cleaning the scene supported conviction under Section 201 IPC but not under Section 302 IPC. Medical and... Read more » Read more »
In W.P.(C) 15159/2021, the Hon’ble Delhi High Court recognized preserved reproductive genetic material as inheritable “property” under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, permitting the release of a deceased unmarried man’s biological genetic material to his parents for surrogacy, emphasizing that his consent for preservation extended to its posthumous use. The court noted the absence of... Read more » Read more »
The classification of Marathas as a socially and educationally backward class was unreasonable as they belonged to a politically dominant caste with significant economic resources. The court also concluded that the majority opinion in the Indra Sawhney case was correct and that the limit of 50 percent for caste-based reservations did not need consideration by... Read more » Read more »
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