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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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High Court of Bombay at Nagpur Quashes Dismissal of Bank Manager in Disciplinary Proceeding — Penalty Disproportionate to Misconduct Where No Loss Caused to Bank. Employer Must Consider Nature and Gravity of Charges and Unblemished Service Record Before Imposing Major Penalty.

The petitioner, Kishor Gopichand Ukey, was a Manager with the Central Bank of India. He was served with a charge-sheet containing eight charges in a d...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Alters Conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide in Single Blow Case — Lack of Intention to Kill Established. Single Blow Inflicted During Sudden Quarrel Without Premeditation Falls Under Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, Reducing Offence to Section 304 Part II IPC.

The appellant, Ulhas Kauthankar, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge for the offence of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in NDPS Act Case, Reducing Sentence to Period Already Served. Conviction Under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) Upheld for Transporting 3327 kg of Ganja, but Sentence Modified Due to Appellant's Mitigating Circumstances as Indigent Helper.

The appeal arose from a conviction under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, for transporting 3327 kg of...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Acid Attack Murder Case. No Special Reasons for Death Penalty as Crime Not 'Rarest of Rare' Under Section 302 IPC.

The Supreme Court of India heard appeals against the judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court confirming the death sentence awarded to Yogendra @ Jog...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Penalty Imposed by Visvesvaraya Technological University on Student for Malpractice as Order was Passed Without Jurisdiction. Registrar’s Order Violated Regulations by Bypassing Vice-Chancellor and Executive Council, Rendered Void Ab Initio.

The Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) imposed a penalty on a mechanical engineering student for alleged malpractice during the second semest...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows Appeal, Converts Conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder under Section 304 IPC. Single Blow, Absence of Premeditation, and Lack of Motive Lead to Finding That Offence Fell Within Exception to Section 300 of Indian Penal Code.

This appeal arose from the conviction of the appellant for the murder of Shailesh Junghare. On 23 September 2014, the deceased was stabbed once with a...