Retrial of order of ‘death sentence’ directed by the High Court to the trial court
Patna High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Rakesh Kumar & Arvind Srivastava JJ., while setting aside the order of death sentence,
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Section 311 CrPC empowers Court to protect a petitioner against error of improper examination-in-chief by his counsel
Manipur High Court: A criminal petition seeking to allow the petitioner to recall himself as defence witness for re-examination, was allowed by
Arrest in violation of Section 46(4) CrPC would amount to “illegal arrest”
Bombay High Court: In a Writ Petition seeking a writ of Mandamus, the Division Bench comprising of S.J. Kathawalla and Bharti H.
If a matter concerns life and liberty of a person, court can use its inherent powers to order quick & proper investigation
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A petition under Section 482 CrPC was filed by the petitioner to conduct proper investigation in FIR
Old age and no previous conviction can be grounds to reduce sentence
Punjab and Haryana High Court: The Court in this case dealt with a revision petition under S. 401 CrPC challenging the judgment
When the legislature has prescribed minimum sentence without discretion, the same cannot be reduced by the Courts
Supreme Court: Explaining the law on probation of offenders, the bench of Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy, JJ said that when the