Bombay High Court Orders Release Of 30-Yr-Old Convicted In 41 Theft Cases And Sentenced To Over 83 Yrs Imprisonment
1 year, 8 months ago

Bombay High Court Orders Release Of 30-Yr-Old Convicted In 41 Theft Cases And Sentenced To Over 83 Yrs Imprisonment

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The Bombay High Court has ordered the release of a 30-year-old man convicted in 41 theft cases and sentenced to over 83 year in prison, as the trial courts did not order his sentences to run concurrently. “if the petitioner is permitted to undergo imprisonment in all the aforesaid cases, he would be compelled to undergo imprisonment of approximately 83 years 3 months and 5 days, and since he is not in a position to pay the fine, for non-payment of the fine amount, he would require to undergo imprisonment of further 10 years 1 month and 26 days i.e. The convict, one Aslam Shaikh, filed the present writ petition through the Legal Services Authority, seeking a direction that the sentences in the 41 cases should run concurrently. The High Court noted that the petitioner's cumulative sentence would amount to over 90 years in prison, effectively a life sentence for theft, which was grossly disproportionate to the crime committed.

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Prisoners can be granted leave irrespective of their pending appeals against conviction, rules Madras High Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Prisoners can be granted leave irrespective of their pending appeals against conviction, rules Madras High Court

The Hindu  

Convicts can be granted ordinary as well as emergency leave even if their appeals, against the conviction, were pending either before the High Court or the Supreme Court provided they were not facing trial in any other case, a Full Bench of the Madras High Court has held. The Full Bench agreed with State Public Prosecutor Hasan Mohamed Jinnah that …

Confession Must Be of Sterling Value & Corroborated: J&K High Court Upholds Conviction Under Prevention Of Terrorism Act
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Confession Must Be of Sterling Value & Corroborated: J&K High Court Upholds Conviction Under Prevention Of Terrorism Act

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has reaffirmed the conviction of a former police constable under Section 3 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002, emphasizing that a confession recorded under Section 32 of POTA must be of sterling value and corroborated before it can be relied upon. that before a confession recorded under Section 32 of POTA …

Accused In Cheque Bounce Cases Should Not Be Equated With Those Convicted Under Other Penal Statutes: Karnataka High Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Accused In Cheque Bounce Cases Should Not Be Equated With Those Convicted Under Other Penal Statutes: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

the Courts while exercising its discretion at the time of passing the appropriate sentence in a given case, is entitled to use its discretionary power in awarding imprisonment or fine or with both. The Karnataka High Court recently observed that an accused who has suffered an order of conviction in a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act …

Court sentences man to 20 years rigorous RI in POCSO case
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Court sentences man to 20 years rigorous RI in POCSO case

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A special court for POCSO Act cases sentenced a 32-year-old person to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a five-year-old girl at his house in Secunderabad in November 2023. Special Sessions Judge for POCSO Act cases, B. Pushpalatha, held the accused guilty for the offence punishable under Section 5 read with Section 6 of POCSO Act and Section 376-AB …

Court sentences rape convict to jail time already undergone
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Court sentences rape convict to jail time already undergone

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A Delhi court has sentenced a convict in a minor's rape case to five years' imprisonment which he already underwent observing it must not be swayed by emotions and follow judicial principles. Court sentences rape convict to jail time already undergone The verdict paves way for the release of the 40-year-old convict. "I consider a sentence of imprisonment …

Delhi High Court Orders Release Of Life Convict 26 Years After Incarceration, Calls For 'Deeper Consideration' In SRB Decisions
4 months, 1 week ago

Delhi High Court Orders Release Of Life Convict 26 Years After Incarceration, Calls For 'Deeper Consideration' In SRB Decisions

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ordered release of a murder convict serving life imprisonment 26 years after his incarceration by quashing the decision of Sentence Review Board rejecting his plea for premature release by calling it arbitrary, irrational and illogical.Referring to various scholars, Justice Anish Dayal underscored that SRB procedures require “better compliance and. The Delhi High Court has ordered …

Brutal Raping Case in Jalaun: Life Sentence for 60-Year-Old Accused
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Brutal Raping Case in Jalaun: Life Sentence for 60-Year-Old Accused

Hindustan Times  

A 60-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of a 6-year-old girl in Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh. The verdict was delivered by a special Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO) court judge, Mohammad Quamar, following a swift trial that concluded in just three months.

Man sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment for abducting, raping minor
6 months ago

Man sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment for abducting, raping minor

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: A 25-year-old man was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a city court after he was found guilty of kidnapping and raping a minor girl, police said on Saturday. A 25-year-old man was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a city court after he was found guilty of kidnapping and raping a minor girl, police said on Saturday. On …

Kerala High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man For Murdering 3 & 7 Yr-Old Nephews, Imposes 30-Yr Rigorous Imprisonment Sentence
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man For Murdering 3 & 7 Yr-Old Nephews, Imposes 30-Yr Rigorous Imprisonment Sentence

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has commuted the death penalty imposed upon Thomas Chacko alias Shibu to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment without remission for murdering his nephews aged 3 and 7. observed that Constitutional Courts have the power to substitute the death penalty imposed by the Trial Court to imprisonment for a fixed term without remission in appropriate cases. Taking …

“Incarcerated For More Than 7 Yrs, Longer Than Maximum Sentence”: Bombay HC Grants Bail To Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar In 2015 Ponzi Scheme Case
8 months, 2 weeks ago

“Incarcerated For More Than 7 Yrs, Longer Than Maximum Sentence”: Bombay HC Grants Bail To Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar In 2015 Ponzi Scheme Case

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to alleged conman Sukesh Chandra Shekhar, booked in a cheating case lodged against him in May 2015 for duping investors in a Ponzi Scheme. A rough and ready calculation of the total period of incarceration suffered by the applicant, in the context of the present case, leads to the period of about …

Supreme Court stays High Court order to consider premature release of gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court stays High Court order to consider premature release of gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on June 4 stayed a Bombay High Court judgment directing the State of Maharashtra to grant gangster-turned-politician Arun Gulab Gawli, who is serving life imprisonment in a murder case, the benefit of a premature release policy. The Supreme Court issued notice to Gawli, who had successfully approached the Nagpur Bench of the High Court to get the …

Bombay High Court orders premature release of gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Bombay High Court orders premature release of gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli

The Hindu  

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on April 5 gave a nod for a premature release of former mafia and gangster turned politician, Arun Gulab Gawli. A division Bench of judges comprising Justice Vinay Joshi and Justice Vrushali Joshi have allowed the criminal re-petition filed by Mr. Gawli challenging rejection of his claim to be released prematurely in …

From controversy to conviction – the downfall of IPS officer, Sanjiv Bhatt
11 months, 2 weeks ago

From controversy to conviction – the downfall of IPS officer, Sanjiv Bhatt

Hindustan Times  

Sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt was handed a 20-year prison sentence last week by a special court in Palanpur, Banaskantha district, for his involvement in fabricating a false case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act against a lawyer. The Palanpur court took into account Bhatt's criminal record, which included a conviction in a 1990 custodial death case in …

Supreme Court Summarises Factors To Decide Term Of Sentence Convicts Must Undergo Before Remission In Murder Cases
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Summarises Factors To Decide Term Of Sentence Convicts Must Undergo Before Remission In Murder Cases

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, in its verdict, recapitulated certain factors that the courts considered while deciding convicts' period of sentence before remission could be sought. The judgment authored by Justice Vishwanathan recorded: "Illustratively in the process of arriving at the number of years as the most appropriate for the case at hand, which the convict will have to undergo before which …

Bombay High Court Orders Release Of Rape Convict Found To Be Juvenile After 19 Yrs Of Imprisonment
1 year ago

Bombay High Court Orders Release Of Rape Convict Found To Be Juvenile After 19 Yrs Of Imprisonment

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has ordered the release of a 36-year-old rape convict after 19 years of imprisonment as he was found to be a juvenile at the time of the offence in 2005. He approached the High Court in a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking release on the ground of completion of over 14 years of …

Delhi court rejects bail plea of Sharjeel Imam in sedition case
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi court rejects bail plea of Sharjeel Imam in sedition case

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday denied statutory bail to Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case filed against him for allegedly giving inflammatory speeches at various places in Delhi, including at Delhi’s Jamia area and Aligarh Muslim University, during the anti-CAA protests in 2019-2020. Sharjeel Imam was arrested in January 2020 Imam had moved the court under section 436A …

Supreme Court Sentences Man Who Raped 7 Year Old Girl In Temple To 30 Years Imprisonment
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Sentences Man Who Raped 7 Year Old Girl In Temple To 30 Years Imprisonment

Live Law  

In a horrifying incident where a 40-year-old man raped a seven-year-old Child, the Supreme Court imposed the sentence of 30 years of rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rupees One Lakh. When such an act was done by the petitioner, who was then aged 40 years and X who was then aged only 7 years and the evidence that when …

‘Gave enough time’: Supreme Court rejects 11 Bilkis convicts’ request for time
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Gave enough time’: Supreme Court rejects 11 Bilkis convicts’ request for time

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected applications by the 11 men convicted in the Bilkis Bano gang rape case seeking more time to surrender, saying the top court’s January 8 order already gave them two weeks to surrender. According to the January 8 order that quashed the Gujarat government’s decision to grant remission to the convicts, the 11 …

Calcutta High Court Allows Early Release Of Convict Who Had Served 23 Yrs Of Life Imprisonment Sentence For Murdering Wife & 5 Children
1 year, 2 months ago

Calcutta High Court Allows Early Release Of Convict Who Had Served 23 Yrs Of Life Imprisonment Sentence For Murdering Wife & 5 Children

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has allowed a plea for early release, moved by a convict, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his wife and five children by strangulation inside their house, as well as stabbing another tenant of the premises with a sharp weapon. The petitioner had approached the Court pointing out that in their remarks on …

Calcutta High Court Orders State To Reconsider Gang Rape Convicts' Plea For Premature Release, Says Can't 'Blindly' Cite Heinous Nature Of Crime
1 year, 5 months ago

Calcutta High Court Orders State To Reconsider Gang Rape Convicts' Plea For Premature Release, Says Can't 'Blindly' Cite Heinous Nature Of Crime

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has directed the State Sentence Review Board to reconsider the case of two gang rape convicts for premature release after 22 years of incarceration, which had been denied by the Board on earlier occasions. In reprimanding the authorities for being unable to fittingly consider the petitioners plea for remission, a single-bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharya held: …

Bombay High Court Commutes Man’s Death Sentence To 25 Yrs Imprisonment For Rape, Murder Of 6-Yr-Old
1 year, 6 months ago

Bombay High Court Commutes Man’s Death Sentence To 25 Yrs Imprisonment For Rape, Murder Of 6-Yr-Old

Live Law  

The division bench of Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and Justice Abhay S Waghwase observed that the trial court did not consider mitigating factors, including the convict's background and the absence of any prior criminal record while awarding the death penalty. The Bombay High Court on Friday commuted the death sentence to 25-year fixed-term imprisonment for a 36 years old labour, convicted …

Bilkis Bano Case | Gujarat Govt Says Convicts Deserve Chance of Reformation; Supreme Court Asks, ‘Why Is Remission Policy Being Selectively Applied?’
1 year, 7 months ago

Bilkis Bano Case | Gujarat Govt Says Convicts Deserve Chance of Reformation; Supreme Court Asks, ‘Why Is Remission Policy Being Selectively Applied?’

Live Law  

The Supreme Court questioned why the policy for premature release was being applied selectively, during Thursday’s hearing in the challenge against the remission granted to Bilkis Bano’s rapists. There is only one life…hopefully.” ASG Raju explained, “My submission is that the court could have said that the second sentence would continue after remission in the first. The issue is whether …

Calcutta High Court Directs Sentence Review Board To Reconsider Plea For Remission Of Man Who Has Spent 23 Yrs In Jail
1 year, 7 months ago

Calcutta High Court Directs Sentence Review Board To Reconsider Plea For Remission Of Man Who Has Spent 23 Yrs In Jail

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has recently directed the West Bengal State Sentence Review Board to reconsider the plea of a petitioner, who has spent 23 years in incarceration, for remission of sentence, upon noting that the Board which had considered the plea was not only improperly constituted, but had also failed to consider the National Human Rights Commission Guidelines on …

‘Travesty of justice’: Bombay HC frees 30-yr-old Pune man sentenced to 83 years
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Travesty of justice’: Bombay HC frees 30-yr-old Pune man sentenced to 83 years

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A 30-year-old Pune resident sentenced to 83 years in jail in 41 theft cases was ordered to be released by the Bombay high court, observing that if the bench did not interfere, it will result in a serious miscarriage of justice. Aslam Salim Shaikh approached the Bombay high court in 2022, complaining that he was illiterate, too poor to …

Custodial Death Of 26-Yr-Old: Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction, 10 Years Sentence Of Uttar Pradesh Cops In 2006 Case
1 year, 8 months ago

Custodial Death Of 26-Yr-Old: Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction, 10 Years Sentence Of Uttar Pradesh Cops In 2006 Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court today upheld the conviction and 10 years of sentence awarded to five cops of the Uttar Pradesh Police over custodial torture resulting in death of a young 26-years-old man in 2006. A division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Anish Dayal dismissed the appeals moved by the five police officials and upheld the trial court …

20 years in jail, no remission for father who raped child: Supreme Court
1 year, 10 months ago

20 years in jail, no remission for father who raped child: Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

A man, convicted for raping his nine-year-old daughter, has been ordered to undergo 20 years of imprisonment without remission by the Supreme Court saying sanctity of the very relationship were destroyed by his debauched and devastating acts. A special fast track court here had held the man guilty in 2013 and convicted him under Sections 376, 377 and 506 of …

If Life Imprisonment Is Imposed On Murder Convict, Term Sentence For Other Offences Runs Concurrently: Karnataka High Court
2 years ago

If Life Imprisonment Is Imposed On Murder Convict, Term Sentence For Other Offences Runs Concurrently: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has clarified that if a term of life imprisonment under section 302 of Indian Penal Code is imposed on an accused and another fixed term sentence is imposed for another charge, then both sentences will run concurrently and not consecutively. The Sessions Court in terms of its order dated 09.12.2010, convicted the petitioners herein and sentenced …

[POCSO Act] Special Court Cannot Impose Sentence Lower Than Minimum Punishment Prescribed: Karnataka High Court
2 years, 2 months ago

[POCSO Act] Special Court Cannot Impose Sentence Lower Than Minimum Punishment Prescribed: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has enhanced the sentence of five years imposed by the special court on an accused convicted under the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences, Act, observing that when the statute has prescribed a minimum sentence of seven years for the offence punishable, the Special Judge did not have any power whatsoever to reduce minimum sentence to …

Parole period to be excluded for considering actual imprisonment: Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Parole period to be excluded for considering actual imprisonment: Supreme Court

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Thursday held that the parole undergone by the convicts will be excluded for the purpose of considering 14 years of actual imprisonment in cases regarding premature release of convicts under Goa Prisons Rules, 2006. In the present case, several convicts undergoing life imprisonment were released on parole under the provisions of Goa Prisons Rules, 2006 and …

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case | Supreme Court orders release of all six convicts
2 years, 4 months ago

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case | Supreme Court orders release of all six convicts

The Hindu  

November 11, 2022 01:33 pm | Updated 08:22 pm IST The Supreme Court, on November 11, ordered for the immediate release of six convicts who are serving life sentence for more than three decades in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. A recent affidavit filed by Tamil Nadu, represented by advocate Joseph S. Aristotle, had agreed with the petitioners when it …

Seven Years After Release, Delhi High Court Sentences Man To 5 Years In Jail For Sexual Assault Of 4-Year-Old
2 years, 5 months ago

Seven Years After Release, Delhi High Court Sentences Man To 5 Years In Jail For Sexual Assault Of 4-Year-Old

Live Law  

More than 7 years after he was released on probation — even though he had spent just nine months in jail, the Delhi High Court has sentenced the man to five years rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a four-year-old minor victim.The man was convicted for the offences under Section 363 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 10 of Indian …

Half of Life Imprisonment Is 10 Years for POCSO Offences: Bombay High Court
2 years, 5 months ago

Half of Life Imprisonment Is 10 Years for POCSO Offences: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court sentenced a convict to one half of life imprisonment under the POCSO Act, who will have to undergo a sentence of 10-years. The court was seized with a query by the Superintendent of Kolhapur prison who sought interpretation of the High Court's 2018 order sentencing a convict to "one half life imprisonment" in a Protection of …

Magistrate Must Not Authorise Detention Casually In Offences Punishable With Imprisonment Less Than 7 Years: Gujarat HC Reiterates
2 years, 6 months ago

Magistrate Must Not Authorise Detention Casually In Offences Punishable With Imprisonment Less Than 7 Years: Gujarat HC Reiterates

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has reiterated that where the offence is punishable with imprisonment for a term which may be less than seven years or which may extend to seven years; whether with or without fine, Police officers must not arrest accused unnecessarily and Magistrate must not authorise detention casually and mechanically. The Bench comprising Justice AC Joshi refused to …

JJ Act | "Heinous Offence" Is One Where Peremptorily Punishment Is Imprisonment Upto 7 Yrs Or More: Punjab & Haryana High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

JJ Act | "Heinous Offence" Is One Where Peremptorily Punishment Is Imprisonment Upto 7 Yrs Or More: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that when the accused had, while committing the offence of lurking house trespass by night or house-breaking by night, also voluntarily caused or attempted to cause death, then the convicting Court can per-emptorily impose a sentence of life imprisonment, upon the juvenile in conflict with law. The bench comprising Justice Sureshwar Thakur further …

Bombay High Court upholds 20 year jail term of rapist after dental test nails him
2 years, 6 months ago

Bombay High Court upholds 20 year jail term of rapist after dental test nails him

India Today  

Relying on the deposition of a forensic odontologist, the Bombay High Court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a rapist of a minor who was sent to 20 years in prison by the Mumbai court. His dental impressions were taken and according to a Forensic Expert, the bite marks on the victim’s lips corresponded to Saryadu’s teeth. WHAT ACCUSED …

Rectify 'horrendously wrong decision' of remission in Bilkis Bano case: 134 ex-bureaucrats to CJI
2 years, 6 months ago

Rectify 'horrendously wrong decision' of remission in Bilkis Bano case: 134 ex-bureaucrats to CJI

The Hindu  

More than 130 former civil servants on Saturday wrote an open letter to the Chief Justice of India against the premature release of 11 men who were jailed in the gangrape case of Bilkis Bano and requested him to rectify this "horrendously wrong decision". The Supreme Court, on Radheshyam Shah’s plea, also directed that the application for premature release be …

Bombay High Court reduces sentence of man accused of raping mentally retarded woman
2 years, 7 months ago

Bombay High Court reduces sentence of man accused of raping mentally retarded woman

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has reduced the sentence of a man, convicted for the rape of a woman with mild mental retardation, to 10 years imprisonment from a life sentence that was granted earlier by the trial court. "In the present case, the victim is a helpless, mild mentally retarded girl and thus, the present case requires to be dealt …

Remission without reform: On the release of 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano case
2 years, 7 months ago

Remission without reform: On the release of 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano case

The Hindu  

The release of 11 convicts sentenced to life for the heinous murder of seven people and the gang-rape of three women during the Gujarat communal pogrom of 2002 is a questionable decision by the State. It defies logic that those convicted for direct involvement in the rape of three women, the murder of a three-year-old and six others can be …

Prisoners May Be Granted Benefit Of Policy For Premature Release Prevalent At Time Of Conviction & Sentence: Punjab & Haryana High Court
2 years, 7 months ago

Prisoners May Be Granted Benefit Of Policy For Premature Release Prevalent At Time Of Conviction & Sentence: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that the policy of the state government with respect to premature release of prisoners, applicable to the relevant claim, would be the policy as applicable, at the time of verdict of conviction and sentence. It is trite law, that the policy applicable to the relevant claim, would be the policy as applicable, at …

"Diabolic & Brutal": Delhi High Court Awards Imprisonment For Remainder Of Life To Three For Gang Rape & Murder Of 3-Yr-Old
2 years, 9 months ago

"Diabolic & Brutal": Delhi High Court Awards Imprisonment For Remainder Of Life To Three For Gang Rape & Murder Of 3-Yr-Old

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has awarded life sentence to three men for gang rape and murder of a three year old minor child observing that the same was done in a diabolic and brutal manner. Upholding the conviction of the three, a division bench comprising of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Mini Pushkarna exercised its appellate jurisdiction by awarding life …

Convicting Accused Persons After 36 Yrs Would Disturb Balance Of Convenience & Result In More Injustice: Calcutta High Court
2 years, 10 months ago

Convicting Accused Persons After 36 Yrs Would Disturb Balance Of Convenience & Result In More Injustice: Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday set aside an order of acquittal in connection with a criminal case under Sections 147/380/427 of the IPC. However, Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya was of the view that passing an order of conviction, after a gap of 36 years since the charges were framed, would disturb the balance of convenience and cause injustice, especially since …

Bombay High Court Decides Man's Appeal A Year After He Completed Punishment Of 10 Yrs Imprisonment, Reduces Sentence
2 years, 10 months ago

Bombay High Court Decides Man's Appeal A Year After He Completed Punishment Of 10 Yrs Imprisonment, Reduces Sentence

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court decided a labour contractor's appeal, a year after the 30-year-old man had served his complete 10-year-sentence and was released from the central Prison. The bench of Justice PD Naik upheld Luthpura Shaikh's conviction only for seven years regarding possession of counterfeit currency and acquitted him for graver charges attracting the 10-year-sentence. "The report tendered by learned …

Calcutta High Court To Consider Bail For Convicts Languishing In Jail For 14 Yrs Amid Pendency Of Their Appeals
2 years, 11 months ago

Calcutta High Court To Consider Bail For Convicts Languishing In Jail For 14 Yrs Amid Pendency Of Their Appeals

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the Registrar of the High Court to prepare a list of appeals where the appellants are in jail for 14 years or more and list those matters before the Court for consideration of bail within 2 weeks. A Bench comprising Justice Bivas Pattanayak and Justice Joymalya Bagchi noted that the Supreme Court in …

Ahmedabad serial blasts: Indian court sentences 38 out of 49 convicts to death in 2008 case
3 years, 1 month ago

Ahmedabad serial blasts: Indian court sentences 38 out of 49 convicts to death in 2008 case

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A local court in the …

Kerala High Court Issues Directions To Be Followed By Trial Courts While Sentencing
3 years, 1 month ago

Kerala High Court Issues Directions To Be Followed By Trial Courts While Sentencing

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has recently issued a set of recommendations to be observed by trial courts while sentencing the accused in criminal matters.The guidelines were issued by a Division Bench of Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice C. Jayachandran while allowing a criminal appeal, thereby reversing the conviction and sentence imposed by a Sessions Judge on the appellant for. …

Supreme Court Seeks UP Govt Response On Policy For Premature Release Of Prisoners Above 80 Years Old
3 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Seeks UP Govt Response On Policy For Premature Release Of Prisoners Above 80 Years Old

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India has issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government seeking their response to whether the State has any existing policy to consider the premature release of accused who are 80 years old or above and convicted on long drawn trial. Yogeshwaran appearing on behalf of the Petitioner before a bench comprising the Chief Justice of India, …

Arrest In Breach Of 'Arnesh Kumar' Guidelines : Delhi High Court Sentences Police Officer To One Day Imprisonment
3 years, 2 months ago

Arrest In Breach Of 'Arnesh Kumar' Guidelines : Delhi High Court Sentences Police Officer To One Day Imprisonment

Live Law  

In a significant judgment, the Delhi High Court held a police officer guilty of contempt of court for arresting a man in violation of the principles laid down by the Supreme Court in the case Arnesh Kumar vs State of Bihar. The Court sentenced the police officer to one-day imprisonment for contempt of court.Justice Najmi Waziri also imposed a fine …

Conviction Cannot Be Solely Based On Admissions Made By Accused In His Statement Under Section 313 CrPC: Bombay High Court
3 years, 3 months ago

Conviction Cannot Be Solely Based On Admissions Made By Accused In His Statement Under Section 313 CrPC: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has said conviction cannot be solely based on the admissions made by the accused in his statement under Section 313 of the Criminal Procedure Code. A single judge bench of Justice Anuja Prabhudessai while acquitting two accused of possessing counterfeit currency in Mach 2016, said, "The prosecution having failed to establish the guilt of the accused …

"Will Lead To Anarchy If Permitted": Delhi HC Sentences Man For Three Months For Wilful Disobedience Of Repeated Court Directions In Matrimonial Dispute
3 years, 3 months ago

"Will Lead To Anarchy If Permitted": Delhi HC Sentences Man For Three Months For Wilful Disobedience Of Repeated Court Directions In Matrimonial Dispute

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sentenced a man to simple imprisonment for a period of three months including imposition of a fine of Rs. 2000 for wilful disobedience of repeated Court directions in a matrimonial dispute requiring him to pay maintenance to his wife. Observing that the actions or omissions of the husband in choosing to show complete disregard …

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