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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...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Murder Case Under Section 302 IPC Read with Section 34 IPC. Death Penalty for Accused No. 1 and Life Imprisonment for Accused No. 2 Confirmed Based on Circumstantial Evidence Including Last Seen Theory.

28 Apr 2023

The present criminal appeals arose from a common judgment and order dated 13th December 2021 passed by the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court i...

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Supreme Court Modifies Sentence for Accused in Kidnapping and Murder Case Due to Unlawful Fixed Term Condition. Trial Court's Imposition of 30-Year Sentence Without Remission Held Beyond Jurisdiction Under Indian Penal Code, 1860, Following Precedent.

21 Apr 2023

The Supreme Court addressed an appeal concerning the sentencing of two accused persons convicted for kidnapping for ransom and murder. The deceased, a...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Sentencing Powers of Constitutional Courts in Modified Life Sentences - Constitutional Courts Can Impose Fixed-Term Sentences Without Death Penalty Commutation. Power to impose modified punishment including fixed-term incarceration or life imprisonment without remission is derived from Indian Penal Code, 1860, and can be exercised by High Courts and Supreme Court based on offence gravity and relevant factors, not limited to death penalty commutation cases.

28 Mar 2023

The Supreme Court addressed an appeal concerning the sentence for an offence under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, where the appellant had...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Application for Juvenile Status Determination in Death Penalty Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Procedural Delays. Applicant Failed to Prove Juvenility Under Section 9(2) of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, with Discrepancies in Name and Age Documents and Belated Claim After Conviction Confirmation.

27 Mar 2023

The case involved an application under Section 9(2) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, filed by a convict sentenced ...

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Supreme Court Reopens Death Penalty Review Petition for Open Court Hearing Following Constitutional Bench Precedent. The Court recalled an earlier dismissal by circulation and ordered an open court hearing based on Mohd. Arif v Registrar, Supreme Court of India, 2014 (9) SCC 737, which mandates oral hearings in death penalty review cases due to the irreversible nature of the penalty.

21 Mar 2023

The judgment involves a convict on death row who filed a review petition seeking a fresh look at his conviction for murder and death sentence, based o...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction and Life Sentence of Accused in Quadruple Murder Case Under IPC and Arms Act. Conviction Based on Eyewitness Testimony of Injured Survivor and Recovery of Incriminating Articles, with Death Penalty Enhancement Denied as Case Not Rarest of Rare.

15 Feb 2023

The Supreme Court dealt with criminal appeals arising from a gruesome murder case where four family members were killed and one injured. The appellant...

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR and Investigation in IPC Case Due to Lack of Cognizable Offence and Civil Nature of Dispute. Allegations Pertained to Trust Management and Removal from Post, Disclosing No Criminal Offence Under Sections 323, 384, 406, 423, 467, 468, 420, and 120B IPC, Leading to Abuse of Process.

30 Jan 2023

The Supreme Court heard an appeal by special leave against a Calcutta High Court judgment that dismissed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of C...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows State Appeal in Death Penalty Commutation Case While Setting Aside High Court's Improper Observations. High Court's Comments Questioning Supreme Court Proceedings and Investigation Were Unwarranted and Against Judicial Discipline Under Principles of Judicial Propriety, While Commutation to Life Imprisonment After Considering Aggravating and Mitigating Factors Under Section 302 IPC Was Upheld.

13 Jan 2023

The State appealed against the High Court's judgment commuting a death sentence to life imprisonment and making certain observations about the investi...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Complaint in Bigamy Case Under Section 482 CrPC Due to Abuse of Process. Family Court's Binding Finding That Accused Had No Prior Subsisting Marriage Renders Complaint Under Sections 494 and 495 IPC Meritless, Preventing Reagitation of Decided Issue.

21 Jan 2022

The appeal arose from a judgment of a Single Judge of the Gauhati High Court dated 4 April 2018, which dismissed an application under Section 482 of t...

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