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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Seeking Concurrency of Sentences Under Section 427(2) CrPC for Prisoner Convicted in Two Separate Trials. Court Directs State to Treat Previous Seven-Year Sentence as Concurrent with Subsequent Life Imprisonment and Recalculate Sentence for Premature Release.

The petitioner, Kailas Shankar Navekar, was convicted in Sessions Case No. 100/2006 by the Additional Sessions Judge, Beed for offences under Sections...

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Bombay High Court Allows Convict's Petition for Concurrent Sentences Under Section 31 CrPC in Absence of Specific Direction for Consecutive Running. Sentences Awarded in Multiple Cases at Same Trial Must Run Concurrently Unless Trial Court Explicitly Orders Consecutive Running.

The petitioner, a convict, filed a Criminal Writ Petition through the Jail Superintendent seeking a declaration that the sentences awarded to him in S...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Premature Release Petition of Life Convict in Dacoity and Murder Case — Holds That Conviction Under Unconstitutional Arms Act Provision Does Not Automatically Entitle Release, and That State's Rejection of Earlier Representation Was Valid

The petitioner, Rajan, a Sri Lankan refugee, was convicted for dacoity, murder (3 counts), attempt to murder (4 counts), and arms offences in connecti...

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Bombay High Court Allows Concurrency of Sentences Under Section 427(2) CrPC for Prisoner Serving Life Imprisonment. Previous Sentence of Seven Years Directed to Run Concurrently with Life Sentence for Offence Committed Prior to First Conviction.

The petitioner, Kailas Shankar Navekar, was convicted in Sessions Case No. 100/2006 by the Additional Sessions Judge, Beed, for offences under Section...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in NDPS Act Case, Modifying Sentence on Double Punishment Grounds. Separate sentences for offences under Sections 20 and 25/29 from same transaction held impermissible, and fine cannot be cumulative when sentences run concurrently under Section 53 IPC.

The appeal arose from a conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The appellant and a co-accused were intercepted dur...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal and Directs Concurrent Sentences in Electricity Theft Cases to Prevent Miscarriage of Justice — Section 427 CrPC Discretion Must Be Exercised to Avoid 18-Year Incarceration for Nine Convictions on Same Day.

The appellant, Iqram, was charged with theft of electricity equipment belonging to the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Department in nine separate first inf...

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Bombay High Court Allows Concurrent Sentences for Two Theft Convictions Under Section 427 CrPC. Petitioner convicted under Section 379 IPC in two separate cases for theft, pleaded guilty, and sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment in each; High Court directs sentences to run concurrently.

The petitioner, Sanket Gupta, was convicted under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for theft in two separate criminal cases: Regular Crimina...

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Supreme Court Confirms Death Sentence for Rape and Murder of 7½-Year-Old Mentally Challenged Girl. Circumstantial Evidence Including Last Seen, Recovery, and Medical Reports Established Guilt Beyond Doubt; Aggravating Factors Outweighed Mitigating Factors.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals of Manoj Pratap Singh, upholding his conviction and death sentence for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a 7...