Sentence Archives

Gau HC | Conviction for murder set aside where ‘reverse burden’ wrongly shifted on accused to prove innocence, law regarding S. 106 Evidence Act restated

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench of Mir Alfaz Ali and Nani Tagia, JJ., allowed an appeal filed against the order of the

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC | ‘Death sentence’ may or may not deter others; balance sheet of aggravating and mitigating circumstances must be made before its imposition

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Suvra Ghosh, JJ. upheld the conviction of the appellants for the commission

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC | Making statement of accused under S. 108 of Customs Act the foundation of offence under Wild Life (Protection) Act is against principles of law

Calcutta High Court: Tirthankar Ghosh, J., reversed the order of the trial court (as confirmed by the first appellate court) whereby the petitioner

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

[Vyapam Case] CBI | 7 Years imprisonment to 3 accused including candidate, impersonator & middleman in a Vyapam related case

The Special Judge CBI, Vyapam Cases, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) has sentenced the three accused, therefore the candidate Amit Gaur, the impersonator Nitish

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Accused serving sentence in a non-bailable offence directed to be released on bail; Principle of parity applied

Jharkhand High Court: Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J. allowed the interim application of the appellant by granting bail on the basis that the

Case Briefs High Courts

Sikk HC | Injured victim’s testimony is more reliable than injured witness; Judgment of Sessions Judge in case under S. 307 IPC, upheld

Sikkim High Court: Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J., upheld the decision passed by the Sessions Judge while rejecting the present appeal filed. In

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | S. 372 CrPC does not entitle the victim to file an appeal against inadequate sentence restated

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, JJ., held that the appeal filed by the complainant (father of

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL SC | Conviction set aside due to unsatisfactory nature of evidence not sufficient to uphold conviction

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Jayantha Jayasuriya, PC, CJ and Priyantha Jayawardena, PC, and

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Malaysia CoA | Thai national sentenced to death penalty for drug trafficking by invoking statutory presumption under Dangerous Drugs Act, 1952

Malaysia Court of Appeal: A Full Bench of Kamardin Hashim, Hanipah Farikullah, Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah, JCA dismissed the appeal filed by

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SA HC | Essence of robbery is that violence must be intended to induce submission to the taking of the property

South Africa High Court, Kwazulu-Natal Division: The Division Bench of Lopes and Radebe, JJ. while allowing the appeal reduced the sentence for

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Report of Fingerprints Expert held not sufficient to prove guilt of accused where taking of finger prints doesn’t satisfy procedural sanctity

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Prashant Kumar Mishra and Gautam Chourdiya, JJ. allowed a criminal appeal and quashed the order of

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Delay in lodging FIR in rape cases cannot be used as a ground against prosecution’s case

Orissa High Court: S.K. Sahoo, J. dismissed a criminal appeal for the acquittal of the appellant under Section 376 of the Penal

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | High Court reduces sentence due to improper facts presented by prosecution

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sandeep Mehta and Abhay Chaturvedi, JJ. partly allowed a criminal appeal wherein they reduced the

Case Briefs International Courts

[India v. Pakistan] ICJ | Pakistan ordered to review and reconsider Jadhav’s conviction and sentence; consular access granted to India [Full Report]

International Court of Justice (ICJ), Hague, Netherlands: A 16-Member Bench comprising of President Yusuf; Vice-President Xue; Judges Tomka, Abraham, Bennouna ,Cancado Trindade,

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Sentence awarded for the commission of offence under Ss. 337 and 304-A IPC reduced taking a lenient view on the matter

Punjab & Haryana High Court: Shekher Dhawan, J. disposed of the writ petition after modifying the sentence already undergone by the petitioner.

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Pak SC | Acquittal in a criminal case, carries a presumption of innocence with it and should be reversed only when finding blatantly perverse

Pakistan Supreme Court: A Full Bench of Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed, JJ. allowed the

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Appellant granted the benefit of remission for Dowry Death

Gujarat High Court: R.P. Dholaria, J. whilst partly allowing the appeal reduced the sentence of the appellant. In the present case, the

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | S. 148 of NI Act, 1881 being procedural in nature has retrospective effect; payment of 25% of award amount upheld

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajbir Sehrawat, J. upheld the decision of the lower court on the set principle of law which

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | Doctrine of Proportionate Punishment | Sentence under POCSO reduced in absence of specific evidence that accused touched private parts of prosecutrix

Tripura High Court: Arindam Lodh, J. reduced the sentence of 5 years rigorous imprisonment awarded to the appellant by the trial Judge to

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | No criminal record and only bread winner of the family: Justified ground for reduction of the punishment

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Virender Singh, J. allowed the petition for reduction of the sentence on the ground that petitioner was the