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Supreme Court Allows Appellant in POCSO Case Due to Erroneous Sentencing Orders and Excessive Incarceration. Court Sets Aside Life Imprisonment, Restores Original Seven-Year Sentence Under Article 142 of Constitution, and Orders Immediate Release as Appellant Served Over Eleven Years.

The dispute involved an appellant who had been convicted and sentenced in a Special (POCSO) case. Initially, the Special Court imposed a sentence of s...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Parole Violation Case Under Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1988. Sentence Set Aside as Appellant Granted Remission for Main Offence Under Section 302 IPC and Amendment Introducing Minimum Sentence Not Applicable Retrospectively.

The Supreme Court heard an appeal challenging the dismissal of a revision petition by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana. The appellant had been con...

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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in TADA Case Due to Procedural Lapses in Recording Confessional Statements. Confessions Under TADA Act Deemed Inadmissible Due to Non-Compliance with Safeguards

Procedural Safeguards under TADA Act: The Court emphasized that confessions recorded under Section 15 of the TADA Act must strictly comply with the p...

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Appeal against the reduction of conviction from Section 302 to Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s decision considering the medical evidence, lapse of time, and the age of the accused.

Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Section 302 – Section 304 Part II – Reduction of conviction – Causation and medical evidence –...

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Supreme Court Dismissed Appeal Seeking Preliminary Inquiry Before FIR Registration. Preliminary Inquiry Not Mandatory for Cognizable Offences — Successive FIRs Do Not Automatically Amount to Harassment — Legal Safeguards Available Against Malicious Prosecution

Registration of FIR is a statutory duty when a cognizable offence is disclosed. The absence of a preliminary inquiry does not vitiate FIRs unless prov...

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Bail Denied – Bombay High Court Refuses Bail to Accused in Gang Rape Case Citing Seriousness of Offence and Prima Facie Evidence. High Court Held – Accused Cannot Claim Bail Solely on Grounds of Delayed Trial When Charges are Framed and Prosecution is Proceeding Expeditiously

Seriousness of Offence – The Court held that gang rape under Section 376(D) IPC was punishable with rigorous imprisonment not less than 20 years, ex...

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Preventive Detention Orders Quashed for Non-Compliance with Constitutional and Statutory Safeguards.

Constitution of India, 1950 (COI) – Article 21 – Protection of Life and Personal Liberty – Violation of Fundamental Rights due to De...

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Bail Granted Due to Long Incarceration. Article 21 of the Constitution of India – Right to Speedy Trial – Bail is the Rule, Jail is the Exception – Long Incarceration Without Trial Violates Fundamental Rights

The prolonged incarceration of an undertrial accused, without reasonable certainty of trial completion, violates Article 21 of the Constitution. (Para...