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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Minor Kidnapping and Murder Case — Accused's Young Age, Good Conduct, and Reformative Potential Considered. The Court held that the case did not fall within the 'rarest of rare' category under Section 302 IPC, and mitigating circumstances warranted commutation.

20 Feb 2019

The appellant, Dnyaneshwar Suresh Borkar, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune for offences under Sections 302, 364, and 201 read with...

High Court

Bombay High Court Upholds Juvenile Board's Decision to Try Older Juvenile as Adult in Murder Case — Section 15 of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 Requires Individualized Assessment of Physical and Mental Capacity to Commit Offence.

15 Jul 2019

The case involves two juveniles, aged 17.5 years and 16.5 years, accused of murdering a three-and-half-year-old child. The Juvenile Justice Board, aft...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Upholds Convictions Under Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, Denies Probation to Adult Offenders. Section 20AA of PoFA Act, which excludes application of Probation of Offenders Act and Section 360 CrPC for offenders above 18, is constitutional and does not violate Articles 14, 21, or 20(1) of the Constitution.

15 Jul 2025

The Supreme Court dismissed two criminal appeals arising from convictions under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (PoFA Act). In the lead ...

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

Bombay High Court Allows Withdrawal of Plea Bargaining Application in Diamond Theft Case — Interpretation of Section 265-E(d) CrPC Permits Withdrawal Before Final Order. The court held that the discretion under clause (d) must be exercised judicially, and withdrawal should be allowed when the accused is not willing to accept the proposed sentence.

4 Jan 2012

The petitioners, four foreign nationals from Mexico and Venezuela, were arrested in Dubai on 26 August 2010 in connection with the theft of diamonds w...

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 Allows Convict's Parole for Agricultural Work Despite Prison Overcrowding — Emphasizes Parole as Reformative Tool Under Maharashtra Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959. Parole Granted to Convict Serving Life Sentence for Murder to Cultivate Land, Subject to Conditions.

7 Jan 2019

The petitioner, Ramesh s/o Girjaram Bansode, a convict serving life imprisonment for murder, filed a Criminal Writ Petition challenging the orders of ...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Convict's Parole for Medical Treatment of Wife — Parole Granted for 45 Days with Conditions to Ensure Compliance and Prevent Absconding. Parole is a reformative process and can be granted for humanitarian reasons, including medical treatment of family members, under the Prisons Act and relevant rules.

30 Oct 2017

The petitioner, Harvindarpal @ Deelip Gurumitsingh, a convict serving life imprisonment at Vasapur Open District Prison, filed a Criminal Writ Petitio...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Premature Release of Life Convict in Rape and Murder Case - Guidelines of 2010 Applied Instead of 1992 Guidelines. The Court directed reconsideration under the 2010 Revised Guidelines for premature release of life convicts, rejecting the State's application of 1992 Guidelines requiring 26 years imprisonment.

24 Jun 2013

The petitioner, Devanand Laxmanrao Jamnik, a life convict serving sentence in Open Prison, Morshi, filed a Criminal Writ Petition challenging the orde...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Upholds Parole Order for Convict in Culpable Homicide Case Due to Arbitrary Rejection and Delay in Execution. Rejection of permanent parole on ground of not applying for regular parole held unsustainable; delay in implementing High Court order violates Article 21.

1 Jan 2026

The appellant, Daulal, was convicted for offences under Sections 148, 448, 304 Part II read with 149, and 323 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and sent...

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