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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal in NDPS Act Case by Reducing Sentence from 15 to 12 Years Based on Mitigating Factors. The Court Held That While Imposition of Sentence Higher Than Minimum Under Section 21 of NDPS Act Does Not Require Exclusive Consideration of Section 32B Factors, Quantity of Contraband and Mitigating Circumstances Like Being a First-Time Convict and Carrier Warrant Sentence Reduction.

6 Apr 2021

The appeal arose from a criminal conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The appellant, Gurdev Singh, was convicted...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Modifies Life Sentence to Fixed Term in Rape Case Under Section 376-D IPC — Emphasizes Judicial Discretion in Sentencing. The Court reduced the sentence from life imprisonment (remainder of natural life) to 20 years rigorous imprisonment, holding that the trial court had not adequately considered mitigating factors and proportionality.

20 Jul 2026

The appellant, was convicted under Section 376-D of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for committing rape on a victim (PW-2) along with another accuse...

High Court

High Court of Bombay Enhances Sentence for Cheque Dishonour Offence Under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Court Rules That Flee-Bite Sentence Defeats Purpose of Enactment When Cheque Amount Remains Unpaid, and Enhances Fine to Ensure Payment to Complainant.

29 Jun 2012

The case arose from a criminal revision application filed before the High Court of Judicature of Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad, challenging the adequacy...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Reduces Sentence of Convicted Patwari in Corruption Case Due to Old Age, Long Pendency, and Health Issues. The Court invoked the proviso to Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 to reduce the sentence below the statutory minimum of one year, citing eight special reasons including the appellant's age of 78 years, heart ailment, and 34-year pendency of the case.

5 Feb 2019

The appellant, Ambi Ram, was a Kanoongo/Patwari at Didihat, Uttarakhand. He was prosecuted for offences under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corrup...

Supreme Court

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.

7 May 2019

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...

High Court

Bombay High Court Reduces Sentence in Rash Driving Case Due to Mitigating Circumstances — Concurrent Findings of Guilt Under Sections 279, 304-A, 337, 338 IPC and Section 184 MV Act Upheld but Sentence Modified to Period Already Undergone.

18 Jan 2012

The applicant, Deepak Babusing Pardeshi, was convicted by the trial court and the appellate court for offences under Sections 279, 304-A, 337, 338 of ...

Supreme Court

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.

2 Feb 2024

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...

High Court

Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Concurrency of Sentences in Multiple Convictions for Theft and Forgery. Court holds that Section 427(1) CrPC does not mandate concurrency for distinct transactions and that the trial court's discretion to order consecutive sentences was justified.

22 Jul 2013

The petitioner, Abidkhan @ Salman Mukhtar Khan Pathan, was convicted in three separate criminal cases (C.C. Nos.664/PW/2011, 665/PW/2011, and 666/PW/2...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal and Restores Original Sentence in Rash Driving Case Under Indian Penal Code. The Court held that the High Court erred in reducing the sentence from two years to eight months for causing death by rash and negligent driving under Section 304A IPC, as it failed to consider the gravity of the offence and the deterrent purpose of criminal law, constituting misplaced sympathy.

28 Mar 2023

The State of Punjab appealed to the Supreme Court against a judgment of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, which had reduced the sentence of an acc...

High Court

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.

3 Jun 2019

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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