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Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, overall evidence adduced by the prosecution, the mode and manner in which the incident had taken place, the Court opined that some reprieve in the matter of sentence deserved to be given to the convict who had been incarcerated since more than four years.
The Court referred to Jolly George Varghese v. Bank of Cochin, (1980) 2 SCC 360 quoting Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer that “to be poor, in this land of Daridranayan, is no crime, and to recover debts by the procedure of putting one in prison is too flagrantly violative of Article 21 unless there is proof of the minimal fairness of his wilful failure to pay in spite of his sufficient means”.
Supreme Court: In a murder case, where the Madhya Pradesh High Court had reduced the sentence to sentence already undergone which was
Supreme Court: In an appeal directed against the judgment and order upholding conviction of the appellant for the offence under Section 20(b)(ii)(C)
Supreme Court: Explaining the difference between Sections 34 and 149 of the IPC, the 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, Surya Kant* and
Supreme Court: In a 20-year-old case relating to rape of a 6-year-old, the 3-judge bench of RF Nariman*, Navin Sinha and KM
“A person suffering from mental disorder or mental sickness deserves special care, love and affection. They are not to be exploited.”
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of the High Court upheld the sentence of the accused under Section 307 of the
Punjab and Haryana High Court: The Court in this case dealt with a revision petition under S. 401 CrPC challenging the judgment
Supreme Court: In the case where the refusal to marriage proposal by a girl resulted into a house trespass by the accused
Supreme Court: In the review petition seeking modification of sentence awarded to Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal, convicted in the Uphaar Tragedy,
Delhi High Court: Disposing of an appeal challenging the conviction and sentence under Sections 363, 366 and 376 of the Penal Code,