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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Police Constable for Bribery Under Prevention of Corruption Act — Acquittal by Appellate Court Set Aside. The court held that the appellate court erred in reversing the conviction based on minor discrepancies and that the demand and acceptance of illegal gratification were proved beyond reasonable doubt.

1 Apr 2005

The respondent, Sudam Bhausaheb Bhalekar, was a police constable recruited on 1.7.1970 and promoted to head constable in 1982. In May 1993, he was att...

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Supreme Court Restores Minimum Sentence Under SC/ST Act: High Court Cannot Reduce Sentence Below Statutory Minimum. The Court held that the High Court erred in reducing the sentence of six months rigorous imprisonment to the period already undergone, as Section 3(1)(xi) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 prescribes a minimum sentence of six months.

8 Feb 2019

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the High Court's order reducing the sentence of the respondent, Vikram Das, convicted under Section 3(1)(...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Restores Seven-Year Sentence for Attempt to Murder by Firearm. High Court's Reduction of Sentence Set Aside as Injuries Were Life-Threatening and Commensurate Punishment Required.

12 Jul 2019

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Bombay High Court at Aurangabad which reduced the sentence of imprisonment for the accused in a case of attemp...

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Supreme Court Examines Remission Policies Under Article 161 and CrPC in State Appeal. The Court held that constitutional remission powers under Article 161 of the Constitution prevail over statutory policies under Section 432 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and policies are statutory rules under the Prisons Act, 1894.

3 Aug 2021

The dispute arose from an order by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana regarding State Government policies on granting remission to prisoners. The Stat...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Sentence in POCSO Case — State Appeal Against Inadequate Sentence Allowed. Court holds that Section 5(1) of POCSO Act mandates minimum sentence of ten years and trial court's imposition of less than ten years is illegal.

22 Apr 2022

The State of Karnataka filed an appeal under Section 377(1)(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the inadequacy of the sentence imp...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal in NDPS Act Case by Reducing Sentence from 15 to 12 Years Based on Mitigating Factors. The Court Held That While Imposition of Sentence Higher Than Minimum Under Section 21 of NDPS Act Does Not Require Exclusive Consideration of Section 32B Factors, Quantity of Contraband and Mitigating Circumstances Like Being a First-Time Convict and Carrier Warrant Sentence Reduction.

6 Apr 2021

The appeal arose from a criminal conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The appellant, Gurdev Singh, was convicted...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Restores Sentence in Parricide Case: High Court's Reduction to Period Already Undergone Set Aside. Proportionality in Sentencing Reaffirmed for Offence Under Section 304 Part II IPC.

20 Feb 2019

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which, while upholding the conviction of the respondent Sur...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Convict's Parole Application for Want of Jurisdiction - Abu Salem's Parole Plea Rejected as Filed Before Wrong Court. The court held that the petition was not maintainable as it was filed before the wrong bench, and the convict must approach the appropriate court having jurisdiction over the prison where he is confined.

15 Apr 2026

The petitioner, Abu Salem Abdul Qayoom Ansari, a convict currently confined in Nashik Road Central Prison, filed a writ petition before the Bombay Hig...

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Supreme Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Convict in Rape of Minor Under Section 376 AB IPC - Commutation of Death Sentence to Natural Life Imprisonment Maintained as Offence Deemed Barbaric Though Not Brutal, with Alternative Minimum Sentence of 20 Years Considered but Not Applied.

2 Feb 2024

The Supreme Court considered a petition by a convict challenging the High Court of Madhya Pradesh's judgment dated 11.10.2018 in Criminal Appeal No.57...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Reduces Sentence of Convicted Patwari in Corruption Case Due to Old Age, Long Pendency, and Health Issues. The Court invoked the proviso to Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 to reduce the sentence below the statutory minimum of one year, citing eight special reasons including the appellant's age of 78 years, heart ailment, and 34-year pendency of the case.

5 Feb 2019

The appellant, Ambi Ram, was a Kanoongo/Patwari at Didihat, Uttarakhand. He was prosecuted for offences under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corrup...

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