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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Raj HC | Punishment of Life Imprisonment set aside under SC/ST Act; “offence was not to sexually assault a member of ‘SC Community’ but to satisfy carnal desires”

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sandeep Mehta and Abhay Chaturvedi, JJ. contemplated an appeal where the appellant had been convicted

Published on July 10, 2019July 16, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kar HC | Minor discrepancies in statement of witnesses, when considered in entirety can be rejected – Sentence of advocate convicted for murder of a colleague, affirmed

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of K.N. Phaneendra and H.B. Prabhakara Sastry, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed by an Advocate who

Published on June 18, 2019June 27, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Here’s why SC commuted the death sentence of man who killed his wife and 5 children to LI

Supreme Court: “The mercy petition is the last hope of a person on death row. Every dawn will give rise to a

Published on February 22, 2019February 27, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ker HC | No pre-meditation, no criminal antecedents – death penalty of man accused of rape and murder turned into life imprisonment

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of A.M. Shaffique and P. Somarajan, JJ. was hearing a death reference tagged along with a

Published on January 18, 2019January 19, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

1984 Sikh Riots| “Principal Offender” Sajjan Kumar sentenced to life imprisonment for “crime against humanity”

“The mass killings of Sikhs in Delhi and elsewhere in November 1984 were in fact ‘crimes against humanity’. They will continue to

Published on December 17, 2018December 20, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Onus shifts on accused to prove defence when prosecution discharges burden of proof

Madhya Pradesh High Court: This appeal was filed before a 2-Judge Bench comprising of Sujoy Paul and Nandita Dubey, JJ., against the

Published on December 13, 2018December 28, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Justice Kurian Joseph calls for review of need for death penalty; Deepak Gupta and Hemant Gupta, JJ. disagree: SC

“Society’s perspective is generally formed by the emotionally charged narratives, which need not necessarily be legally correct, properly informed or procedurally proper.”

Published on November 30, 2018November 30, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Death Penalty to be reserved for rarest of the rare cases”: Patna HC

Patna High Court: A Division Bench of Arvind Srivastava and Rakesh Kumar, JJ., upheld the judgment of the trial court and dismissed

Published on November 12, 2018November 13, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Murder convict’s punishment of ‘life imprisonment without remission’ modified to ‘Life imprisonment Simpliciter’: SC

Supreme Court:  The Bench comprising of A.K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan JJ., addressed an appeal of a convict punished under Sections 302,

Published on July 16, 2018August 2, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Exception 4 to Section 302 envisages that accused must not act in a cruel or unusual manner

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Vipin Sanghi and P.S. Teji, JJ. dismissed a criminal appeal filed under Section 374

Published on July 7, 2018July 10, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Conviction modified from Section 302 to 304 (II) IPC holding that the assault was committed in a fit of rage

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Suman Shyam and A.M. Buzor Baruah, JJ., altered the conviction and sentence of the

Published on June 28, 2018July 2, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

In light of lack of remorse and interest of society, life imprisonment an appropriate punishment for a rape convict

High Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape Division: In a judgment delivered by Brooks, J. of the High Court of South Africa,

Published on May 25, 2018May 25, 2018By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

‘Life imprisonment’ to be awarded when there is a prospect of rehabilitation and reformation, and ‘death penalty’ to be the last resort

Delhi High Court: The recent judgment passed by a bench comprising of S. Muralidhar and I. S. Mehta,JJ., held that ‘life imprisonment’

Published on January 9, 2018January 12, 2018By Saba
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Man guilty of sexually abusing and murdering a 7-year-old girl to undergo life imprisonment of 25 years

Supreme Court: In the matter where the appellant was found guilty of committing the murder of a minor girl, aged about seven

Published on September 17, 2016September 23, 2016By SM
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