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Reforming Sentencing Practices in Indian Criminal Justice: Towards Fairness and Consistency Navigating Legal Precedents and Recommendations for Systematic Change

Compiles excerpts from various legal sources and cases concerning sentencing guidelines and procedures in the Indian criminal justice system. It discu...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Summoning Under Section 319 CrPC Due to Lack of Strong Evidence. Court Holds That Mere Witness Deposition Reiterating Police Statements Is Insufficient to Summon Accused Who Were Previously Discharged After Investigation.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Rajesh and others against the judgment of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, which had confirmed the Trial...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Revision Petition in Section 319 CrPC Case — Trial Court Directed to Reconsider Summoning of Additional Accused. Prima Facie Evidence Test Must Be Applied for Summoning Under Section 319 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

The petitioner, Renuka @ Shivubai, filed a criminal revision petition under Section 397 read with Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973,...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against IAS Officer in Arms License Case Due to Inordinate Delay and Lack of Sanction. The court held that unexplained delay of 20 years and absence of valid sanction under Section 197 CrPC vitiate the prosecution.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Robert Lalchungnunga Chongthu @ R L Chongthu, an IAS officer of the Bihar Cadre, against the judgment of...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Journalists in Fake Encounters Case — No Prima Facie Case of Criminal Conspiracy. Journalists' Role Limited to Reporting, Not Abetment or Conspiracy Under Sections 302, 120B IPC and Other Provisions.

The case involves a criminal writ petition filed by nine journalists seeking quashing of an FIR and charge sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Invest...

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Court Considers Bail for Inmate after 7.5 Years of Incarceration. Supreme Court orders re-evaluation of prolonged detention under MPID Act; High Court deliberates on legal arguments and case history for final decision.

The petitioner has been in jail for over seven and a half years for offenses under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Maharashtra Protection of Inter...

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Supreme Court Allows Accused's Appeal for Cloned Copy of Memory Card in Rape Case — Right to Fair Trial Prevails Over Victim's Privacy. Electronic Record Held to be 'Document' Under Evidence Act and IPC, Entitling Accused to Copy Under Section 207 CrPC.

The appellant, P. Gopalkrishnan @ Dileep, was arrayed as accused No. 8 in a case registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in NDPS Case: Summoning Under Section 319 CrPC After Conviction Is Impermissible. The power under Section 319 CrPC can be exercised only before the pronouncement of judgment; once the trial concludes and judgment is pronounced, the court becomes functus officio.

The Supreme Court of India heard two criminal appeals arising from a common judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had dismissed crimina...