Search Results for "long incarceration"

268 result(s) found

Scroll Down To Discover

Found 268 result(s)

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony of Interested Witness and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as sole eyewitness was a close relative of deceased and testimony was inconsistent with medical evidence.

The case pertains to two criminal appeals filed by the appellants challenging their conviction under Sections 302, 307, 323, 504, 506 read with 34 of ...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Allows Teacher's Petition for Full Pay During Suspension Period After Acquittal in Criminal Case. Suspension period to be treated as duty for all purposes including pay and allowances, not merely as qualifying service for pension.

The petitioner, Dnyaneshwar Kashinath Shingane, was an Assistant Teacher working with Zilla Parishad Primary School in Jafrabad, Jalna. He was arreste...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

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...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment Due to Unexplained Delay in Mercy Petition. Unexplained delay of over 4 years by State in forwarding mercy petition violates Article 21 and warrants commutation.

The petitioner, Jagdish, was convicted for the murder of his wife and five children and sentenced to death by the trial court on 24.04.2006. The High ...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Rape and Murder Case — Review Petition Allowed in Open Court. Court Holds That Life Imprisonment Is the Rule and Death Sentence an Exception, and Mitigating Circumstances Must Be Considered Even in Heinous Crimes.

The Supreme Court of India heard a review petition filed by Md. Mannan @ Abdul Mannan, who had been convicted for the rape and murder of an eight-year...