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Supreme Court Confirms Death Sentence for Rape and Murder of 7½-Year-Old Mentally Challenged Girl. Circumstantial Evidence Including Last Seen, Recovery, and Medical Reports Established Guilt Beyond Doubt; Aggravating Factors Outweighed Mitigating Factors.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals of Manoj Pratap Singh, upholding his conviction and death sentence for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a 7...

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Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence for Brutal Rape and Murder of Two-Year-Old Child. Circumstantial Evidence and Medical Testimony Confirm Guilt Under Sections 302, 363, 376, 377 IPC.

The case involves the brutal kidnapping, rape, unnatural offence, and murder of a two-year-old girl by the appellant, Ravi S/o Ashok Ghumare, in Jalna...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Seeking Concurrency of Sentences Under Section 427(2) CrPC for Prisoner Convicted in Two Separate Trials. Court Directs State to Treat Previous Seven-Year Sentence as Concurrent with Subsequent Life Imprisonment and Recalculate Sentence for Premature Release.

The petitioner, Kailas Shankar Navekar, was convicted in Sessions Case No. 100/2006 by the Additional Sessions Judge, Beed for offences under Sections...

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Bombay High Court Allows Concurrency of Sentences Under Section 427(2) CrPC for Prisoner Serving Life Imprisonment. Previous Sentence of Seven Years Directed to Run Concurrently with Life Sentence for Offence Committed Prior to First Conviction.

The petitioner, Kailas Shankar Navekar, was convicted in Sessions Case No. 100/2006 by the Additional Sessions Judge, Beed, for offences under Section...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment for Mentally Ill Accused in Rape and Murder Case — Non-Compliance with Section 235(2) CrPC and Supervening Mental Illness Considered

The Supreme Court of India heard a review petition filed by an accused (referred to as 'Accused X') against his conviction and death sentence for the ...

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Supreme Court Emphasizes Proportional Sentencing in Bigamy Case. Lenient punishment for bigamy under Section 494 IPC revised to ensure justice and uphold societal interests.

The principles of sentencing in criminal law, specifically focusing on the offense of bigamy under Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The cas...

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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.

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 Restores Three-Year Rigorous Imprisonment in Attempted Murder Case -- High Court's Sentence Modification Set Aside in IPC Sections 307, 326, 324 Case -- Compensation Enhanced to ₹2,00,000 for Victim's Family

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal challenging the High Court's modification of sentence in a case involving offences under Sections 307, 326 and 32...

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Supreme Court Declares Accused Juvenile and Quashes Death Sentence Under Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. Age Determination Based on School Birth Certificate Prevails Over Ossification Test, Leading to Release After Over 5 Years Incarceration as Maximum Sentence for Juvenile Below 16 is 3 Years.

The Supreme Court heard appeals challenging the judgment and order dated 15.11.2018 of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which affirmed the death sentenc...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Sentence in POCSO Case — State Appeal Against Inadequate Sentence Allowed. Court holds that Section 5(1) of POCSO Act mandates minimum sentence of ten years and trial court's imposition of less than ten years is illegal.

The State of Karnataka filed an appeal under Section 377(1)(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the inadequacy of the sentence imp...