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
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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
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
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
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:
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
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
‘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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
Conviction modified from Section 302 IPC to Section 304 (II) IPC for the accused who raped an 8 year old girl(deceased)
Calcutta High Court: While dealing with a death reference the Court cancelled the death sentence
Consensual sexual intercourse with a minor girl cannot be pleaded to obtain reduction of sentence in a rape case
Supreme Court: In the present case, where the appellant was convicted under Sections 363, 366 and 376 of IPC for coaxing a
Power of Stay of Conviction should be exercised only in exceptional cases
Supreme Court: While deciding a case related to scope of stay of conviction under Section 389(1); CrPC, the Division Bench comprising M.Y.