Search Results for "Sentence Modification"

215 result(s) found

Scroll Down To Discover

Found 215 result(s)

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Reviews Designation Process for Senior Advocates in Jitender @ Kalla Case. The Court examines the validity and procedure of designating Senior Advocates under Section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961, and modifies guidelines to ensure uniformity and transparency.

The Supreme Court in this judgment addressed concerns regarding the process of designation of Senior Advocates under Section 16 of the Advocates Act, ...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Additional FSI Grant Under DCR Regulation 33(1) — Petitioner's Lack of Locus Standi and Failure to Establish Public Wrong Leads to Dismissal of Petition Seeking to Protect Mill Workers' Housing Rights.

The petitioner, Nitesh Mohanlal Doshi, claiming to be a social activist and environmentalist, filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Bombay H...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Allows Victim Compensation Appeals Under Section 357A CrPC — State Must Compensate Victims Even if Accused Acquitted or Untraced. The court held that victim compensation is a mandatory duty of the State, not dependent on conviction of the accused.

The judgment concerns four criminal appeals (Criminal Appeal Nos. 991, 992, 331, and 854 of 2011) heard together by the Bombay High Court. The appeals...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Modifies Sentence for Doctor in Drugs and Cosmetics Act Case, Replacing Imprisonment with Fine. Conviction Under Section 18A for Non-Disclosure of Manufacturer's Name Upheld, But Sentence Reduced Based on Lack of Intent to Sell and Small Quantity of Medicines.

The appeal arose from an order of the High Court of Judicature at Madras dated 6th September 2021 in CRLRC No.413 of 2019, which refused interference ...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Gujarat High Court Modifies Sentence in Section 138 NI Act Conviction, Reduces Sentence to Period Already Undergone. Revisional Court Cannot Reappreciate Evidence Unless Perverse, But Sentence Can Be Modified in Interest of Justice.

The present judgment arises out of two criminal revision applications filed by the accused, Jamsinghbhai Laxmanbhai Makwana, challenging his convictio...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Modifies Sentence in Abkari Act Case Considering Long Pendency and No Criminal Antecedents. Conviction under Section 55(a) of Abkari Act upheld but sentence reduced to one year simple imprisonment and fine of Rs. 1,00,000.

The Supreme Court heard an appeal against the judgment of the Kerala High Court which had upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 55(a) o...