Trial Courts Cannot Impose Life Imprisonment Till Death Or Without Remission Except In Rape Cases: Calcutta HC
In a significant ruling, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday issued a directive to trial courts in West Bengal stipulating that a sentence of life imprisonment till death, without any scope of remission, can only be passed in rape cases. A Bench comprising Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Bivas Pattanayak observed that such a sentence of life imprisonment till one's death can only be. A Bench comprising Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Bivas Pattanayak observed that such a sentence of life imprisonment till one's death can only be imposed by the higher judiciary that is the Supreme Court or the High Court when commuting death sentences. The Court observed that it has noted in a number of cases the propensity amongst Trial Court judges to impose a sentence of life imprisonment till death.
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