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Holding that the Sentence Review Board cannot reject premature release solely on the gravity of the offence, the Delhi High Court said such decisions must consider custodial conduct, rehabilitative indicators, and other relevant factors under the 2004 Policy and Delhi Prison Rules, 2018.
The Division Bench opined that in Section 498-A IPC cases, the courts have to be careful to identify instances of over implication and to avert the suffering of ignominy and inexpiable consequences.
The Court affirmed the father’s conviction but converted the death penalty to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment without remission considering several mitigating factors favouring the accused.
Justice Ritu Bahri who retires on 10-10-2024, made history as upon her elevation on 04-02-2024, she became the first woman Chief Justice of Uttaranchal High Court.
In a high-stakes murder case, the Calcutta High Court’s division bench delivered a split verdict. Justice Soumen Sen commuted the death sentence to 30 years of imprisonment, while Justice Partha Sarathi Sen ordered an outright acquittal. The case has now been referred to the Chief Justice for further directions.
The General Security Force Court had convicted the BSF jawan for murder and had sentenced him to life imprisonment along with dismissal from service.
A fine of Rs. One Lakh was imposed on the victim to meet the medical expenses and rehabilitation of the minor victim.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that the test which is to be applied for death sentence are – crime test, i.e., aggravating circumstances and mitigating circumstances, criminal test and R-R test.
Supreme Court: In a big relief for A.G. Perarivalan, convicted for assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the 3-judge bench of
Supreme Court: In a case where a man had brutally raped and murdered a 7-year-old girl, the 3-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar,
Supreme Court: In a case where a death row convict subjected a 5-year-old girl to rape, killed her by strangulation, and then
Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran, and MR Shah, JJ has commuted the death sentence of a convict,
Supreme Court: In a ghastly case involving rape and murder of 2 children, the 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Surya Kant and
Supreme Court: In a ghastly case involving rape and murder of 2 children, the 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Surya Kant and
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, MM Shantanagoudar and Indira Banerjee, JJ has commuted the death sentence to 25 years’
Supreme Court: “The mercy petition is the last hope of a person on death row. Every dawn will give rise to a