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Bombay High Court Quashes Detention Order Under MPDA Act for Lack of Subjective Satisfaction and Stale Grounds. Single FIR and Bail Not Sufficient to Treat Detenu as Dangerous Person Affecting Public Order.

The petitioner, Vishal Aananda Mahabal, was detained under Section 3(1) of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootlegger...

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Bombay High Court Hears Constitutional Challenge by Repeat Rape Convicts Against Section 376-E IPC. Sentencing Provision for Life Imprisonment for Repeat Sexual Offenders Alleged to be Arbitrary and Lacking Procedure.

Three writ petitions tagged together challenge the constitutional validity of Section 376-E of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), inserted by the Crim...

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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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Supreme Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Convict in Rape of Minor Under Section 376 AB IPC - Commutation of Death Sentence to Natural Life Imprisonment Maintained as Offence Deemed Barbaric Though Not Brutal, with Alternative Minimum Sentence of 20 Years Considered but Not Applied.

The Supreme Court considered a petition by a convict challenging the High Court of Madhya Pradesh's judgment dated 11.10.2018 in Criminal Appeal No.57...