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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Evidentiary value, duty of Judge, sentencing in criminal trial discussed and reiterated; conviction of murder convict upheld: SC

Each criminal trial is but a quest for search of the truth. Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Ranjan Gogoi, Navin Sinha

Published on September 20, 2018September 21, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Sentence undergone, age of convict, no criminal antecedents, non-denial of commission—Relevant facts to alter punishment: SC

Supreme Court: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. delivered the judgment for himself and Uday U. Lalit, J. wherein the appeal filed by the

Published on September 5, 2018September 7, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Carceral period should reform the convict; directions issued for reformation of appellant incarcerated in Tihar Jail

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Anu Malhotra, J. dismissed an appeal for reduction of sentence of the appellant

Published on September 3, 2018September 12, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Demand for severe punishment calls for strictest degree of proof: Gauhati High Court

Gauhati High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising Mir Alfaz Ali, J., allowed an appeal as it was unable to persuade itself

Published on September 1, 2018September 1, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Parameters for assessing quantum of punishment for rape upon child reiterated; sentence of imprisonment for life modified

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Vipin Sanghi and I.S. Mehta, JJ. modified the sentence of the appellant convicted under

Published on August 27, 2018August 29, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Sentence under Section 304 Part II reduced finding absence of common intention: SC

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Navin Sinha and K.M. Joseph, JJ., while addressing a criminal appeal regarding assault committed during a

Published on August 25, 2018September 19, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Murder convict acquitted in light of his suffering from ‘Paranoid Schizophrenia’

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of B.R. Gavai and Sarang V. Kotwal, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the order

Published on July 12, 2018July 17, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

Denial of breath sample especially on occurrence of accident causing death amounts to criminal offence: SC of Canada

‘Sentence must be proportionate to the gravity of the offence and the degree of responsibility of the offender’ Supreme Court of Canada:

Published on July 5, 2018August 29, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Acid attacker’s sentence reduced in light of him marrying the victim

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of B.R. Gavai and Sarang V. Kotwal, JJ. decided a criminal appeal wherein the sentence

Published on July 5, 2018July 13, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Recovery of the weapon is not an essential ingredient for conviction under Section 397 IPC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Pratibha M. Singh, J. dismissed a criminal appeal while upholding the conviction and

Published on June 18, 2018June 25, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

‘Reduction of sentence’ for rape of a six-year-old child amounts to the mockery of criminal justice system

Punjab & Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Jaishree Thakur J., addressed an appeal challenging the judgment of the

Published on June 15, 2018June 20, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Conviction based on informant’s inference as to the presence of accused is not permissible in law

Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Aditya Kumar Trivedi, J. allowed a criminal appeal and set aside the conviction

Published on June 12, 2018June 19, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Convict allowed to travel USA for medical check-up

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Tashi Rabstan, J. allowed the application filed by the applicant-convict for

Published on June 11, 2018June 22, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Death Sentence confirmed in a case falling under ‘rarest of rare cases’

Uttaranchal High Court: While answering the criminal reference in a case falling under the category of ‘rarest of rare cases’, a Division

Published on June 11, 2018June 22, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Sentence of a ‘rape convict’ reduced in light of mitigating circumstances

Bombay High Court: The sentence of the appellant who was convicted for kidnapping and rape, was reduced to the period already undergone

Published on May 30, 2018June 25, 2018By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Convicts under NDPS Act are not entitled to benefits of remission in sentence

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Sanjay Karol and Ajay Mohan Goel, JJ., decided a public interest litigation-writ petition,

Published on March 27, 2018March 30, 2018By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Question of sentence is a matter of discretion to be exercised on consideration of circumstances

Chhattisgarh High Court: In a criminal appeal filed before a Single Judge Bench comprising of Arvind Singh Chandel, J., the sentence awarded

Published on February 26, 2018March 1, 2018By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Mitigating circumstances must be considered to ascertain the sentence of convict

Delhi High Court: The Court  recently in a Criminal Appeal considered the mitigating circumstances to award an appropriate sentence to the accused-appellant. The

Published on February 17, 2017March 10, 2017By Saba
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Multiple life sentences awarded for multiple murders in a single trial cannot run consecutively

Supreme Court: Deciding an interesting question of law as to whether consecutive life sentences can be awarded to a convict on being

Published on July 20, 2016September 13, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Juvenile Justice Board to award sentence in proceedings pending at the time of enactment of JJ Act, 2000 Act

Supreme Court: While dealing with the question of the sentencing of a juvenile in light of the enactment of the Juvenile Justice

Published on July 13, 2016July 25, 2016By Sucheta
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