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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 21(c) NDPS Act but Reduces Sentence to 16 Years. Court Holds That Section 32B Does Not Limit Sentencing Discretion to Enumerated Factors; Other Relevant Factors Like Quantity May Be Considered.

The appeal arose from a conviction under Section 21(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). The appellant, Rafiq Qu...

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Bombay High Court Delivers Judgment on Plea for Sentence Adaptation Under Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003. Case Involves Interpretation of Section 13(6) and Bilateral Agreement with Mauritius Regarding Transfer of Sentenced Persons.

(1) Background — The case involved a criminal writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging an order of the Government of India, Ministry o...

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Supreme Court of India Hears Criminal Appeal Against Conviction Under Sections 363, 366, 376 IPC; High Court Upheld Conviction But Reduced Sentence From Seven to Four and a Half Years Rigorous Imprisonment.

This criminal appeal arises from a judgment of the High Court of Gujarat dated 04.04.2011 in Criminal Appeal No. 2158/2005. The appellant, Satish Kuma...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Child Rape and Murder Case. Judicial Confession and Last Seen Theory Upheld but Death Penalty Not Warranted as 'Rarest of Rare'.

The case involves the ghastly rape and murder of two children aged 10 and 7 years. On 29 October 2010, Mohanakrishnan picked up the children from outs...

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Karnataka High Court Reserves Order in Writ Petition Seeking Premature Release of Life Convict. Court Analyzes Applicability of Supreme Court's Sukhdev Yadav Judgment on Sentence Interpretation.

The petitioner, a life convict serving sentence in Central Prison, Mysore, approached the High Court of Karnataka seeking a writ of mandamus for his i...

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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...

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Supreme Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide in Sudden Quarrel Case — Single Blow Without Intention to Cause Death. Conviction under Section 302 IPC altered to Section 304 Part II IPC as act done with knowledge but without intention to cause death.

The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal of Kariman against the State of Chhattisgarh, converting his conviction from murder under Section 302 IPC ...