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Gravity of offence cannot justify continued incarceration

Gravity of Offence Alone Cannot Justify Denial of Remission: Supreme Court Quashes MHA’s Cryptic Rejection of Premature Release

The Supreme Court held that remission cannot be denied solely on the heinousness of the offence and quashed the Ministry of Home Affairs’ non-speaking order rejecting a life convict’s premature release after 22 years of incarceration.

juvenile accused of heinous offence denied bail

Case Briefs High Courts

Gravity of offence justifies denying bail to juvenile accused of heinous crime: Rajasthan High Court

“The gravity of the offence, specifically, the allegation of mercilessly causing the death of another person, necessitates a cautious approach.”

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | It is the nature and gravity of the crime and not the criminal which are germane for consideration of appropriate punishment in a criminal case

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Division Bench of P. Kumararatnam and Sampath B Abayakoon, JJ.,

Case Briefs High Courts

Gravity alone cannot be decisive ground to deny bail

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sandeep Sharma, J., decided a criminal petition filed under Section 439 of