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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in POCSO Case Due to Discrepancies in Victim Statements and Young Age. Cousin Sister Alleged Sexual Assault but Court Found Inconsistencies in Her Statements and Possibility of Reformation of 20-Year-Old Accused.

7 Feb 2025

The applicant, Ritik Suresh Millil, filed a bail application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking regular bail in connec...

High Court

Bombay High Court Quashes State’s Rejection of Convict’s Premature Release in Kidnapping and Murder Case, Directs Fresh Consideration Based on Reformation and SSRB Recommendation. State Cannot Mechanically Rely on Convicting Court’s Opinion When Prisoner Completes 14 Years Under Sections 302, 364-A IPC and Section 8 of Goa Children’s Act; SSRB Recommendation Based on IPHB Report and Good Conduct Must Be Holistically Weighed.

6 Aug 2026

The case concerns a writ petition filed by a convict serving life imprisonment for offences under the Indian Penal Code (Sections 120-B, 302, 364-A, 2...

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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.

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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High Court Dismisses Victim's Father's Challenge to SSRB's Recommendation for Premature Release of Convicts in Kidnapping and Murder Case. Court Follows Earlier Directions that State Cannot Solely Rely on Convicting Court's Opinion and that 14 Years' Actual Imprisonment Excluding Parole Must Be Completed Before Consideration for Premature Release.

6 Aug 2026

The petitioner, father of the deceased victim Mandar Surlakar, challenged the recommendation of the State Sentence Review Board (SSRB) constituted und...

Supreme Court

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.

21 Apr 2023

The Supreme Court addressed an appeal concerning the sentencing of two accused persons convicted for kidnapping for ransom and murder. The deceased, a...

High Court

High Court of Bombay at Goa Directs State to Accept SSRB Recommendation for Premature Release of Life Convict. Rejection Based Solely on Convicting Court’s Opinion Quashed; Court Emphasizes Objective Assessment and Reformation Under Prisons Rules and Section 433-A CrPC.

6 Aug 2026

The petitioner, a life convict serving sentence for offences under Sections 120-B, 364-A, 302, and 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 8 of...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Rape and Murder of Minor - Rarest of Rare Doctrine Not Satisfied. Circumstantial Evidence and Possibility of Reformation Mitigate Against Death Penalty Under Section 302 IPC.

1 Jan 2019

The Supreme Court of India heard an appeal against the death sentence imposed on Raju Jagdish Paswan for the rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl. The...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Life Convict's Petition Seeking Premature Release After 14 Years. Court Holds That Categorization Under 1992 Guidelines As Category 3(d) Requiring 26 Years Imprisonment Is Proper and Not Arbitrary.

4 Sep 2017

The case involved a life convict seeking premature release after having served 14 years of actual imprisonment. The petitioner was convicted for offen...

High Court

High Court of Bombay Considers Confirmation of Death Sentence in Gangrape Case: First Conviction Under Section 376E IPC After 2013 Amendment. Trial Court Imposed Capital Punishment for Repeat Offenders in the Shakti Mill Incident, and the High Court Reviewed Procedural Propriety of the Sentence.

25 Nov 2021

The judgment under analysis is a confirmation case arising from the brutal gangrape of a young photo journalist at Shakti Mill premises in Mumbai on 2...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Reopens Death Penalty Review Petition for Open Court Hearing Following Constitutional Bench Precedent. The Court recalled an earlier dismissal by circulation and ordered an open court hearing based on Mohd. Arif v Registrar, Supreme Court of India, 2014 (9) SCC 737, which mandates oral hearings in death penalty review cases due to the irreversible nature of the penalty.

21 Mar 2023

The judgment involves a convict on death row who filed a review petition seeking a fresh look at his conviction for murder and death sentence, based o...

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