Ori HC | Delay in lodging FIR in rape cases cannot be used as a ground against prosecution’s case
Orissa High Court: S.K. Sahoo, J. dismissed a criminal appeal for the acquittal of the appellant under Section 376 of the Penal
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Raj HC | High Court reduces sentence due to improper facts presented by prosecution
Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sandeep Mehta and Abhay Chaturvedi, JJ. partly allowed a criminal appeal wherein they reduced the
[India v. Pakistan] ICJ | Pakistan ordered to review and reconsider Jadhav’s conviction and sentence; consular access granted to India [Full Report]
International Court of Justice (ICJ), Hague, Netherlands: A 16-Member Bench comprising of President Yusuf; Vice-President Xue; Judges Tomka, Abraham, Bennouna ,Cancado Trindade,
P&H HC | Sentence awarded for the commission of offence under Ss. 337 and 304-A IPC reduced taking a lenient view on the matter
Punjab & Haryana High Court: Shekher Dhawan, J. disposed of the writ petition after modifying the sentence already undergone by the petitioner.
Pak SC | Acquittal in a criminal case, carries a presumption of innocence with it and should be reversed only when finding blatantly perverse
Pakistan Supreme Court: A Full Bench of Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed, JJ. allowed the
Guj HC | Appellant granted the benefit of remission for Dowry Death
Gujarat High Court: R.P. Dholaria, J. whilst partly allowing the appeal reduced the sentence of the appellant. In the present case, the
P&H HC | S. 148 of NI Act, 1881 being procedural in nature has retrospective effect; payment of 25% of award amount upheld
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajbir Sehrawat, J. upheld the decision of the lower court on the set principle of law which
Tri HC | Doctrine of Proportionate Punishment | Sentence under POCSO reduced in absence of specific evidence that accused touched private parts of prosecutrix
Tripura High Court: Arindam Lodh, J. reduced the sentence of 5 years rigorous imprisonment awarded to the appellant by the trial Judge to
MP HC | No criminal record and only bread winner of the family: Justified ground for reduction of the punishment
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Virender Singh, J. allowed the petition for reduction of the sentence on the ground that petitioner was the
SA HC | If no material misdirection by the Trial Court found, it is to be presumed to be correct
South Africa High Court, Kwazulu-Natal Division: This appeal was filed before a Division Bench of Gorven, J and Ntshulana, AJ preferred against
SA HC | Child incapable of understanding the consequence of lying is incompetent witness under S. 164(1) of Criminal Procedure Act, 1977
South Africa High Court, Kwazulu–Natal Division: This appeal was preferred before the Bench of Ploos Van Amstel, J., against the order of
Pak SC | Considerations for grant of bail entirely different from considerations for cancellation of bail
Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Five-Judge Bench of Mian Saqib Nisar, Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Gulzar Ahmed, Mushir Alam and Mazhar Alam
Jha HC | Deceased’s feet touching ground suggests hanging after murder; conviction of accused upheld
Jharkhand High Court: This criminal appeal was filed before the Bench of Ratnaker Bhengra, J., against the judgment of conviction and order
Kulbhushan Jadhav Case [LIVE]: [India v. Pakistan] | Day-2 of hearing at ICJ–Pakistan to begin with its arguments today
In yesterday’s hearing, India presented its arguments before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The public hearings started from Monday 18 and will
Del HC | Sentence for different offences under IPC and Arms Act to run concurrently and not consecutively if they form part of same transaction
Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. modified the order of sentence imposed on petitioner and directed that the sentences shall run concurrently and
Mau IC | SC can direct Presiding Magistrate to designate another magistrate to hear evidence on appropriate sentence
Mauritius Intermediate Court: The Bench of B.R. Jannoo- Jaunbocus, set aside the motion of the defendant in relation to the protection of
Bom HC | Conviction under S. 380 IPC upheld on basis of presumption under Illustration (a) of S. 114 of Evidence Act
Bombay High Court: The Bench of M.G. Giratkar, J. dismissed a revision petition against the judgment of Judicial Magistrate (First Class) whereby the
All HC | Sentence reduced considering mitigating factor of age and background of convict
Allahabad High Court: The criminal revision was filed before a Bench of Aniruddha Singh, J., against the judgment and order passed by
Eswatini HC | Long period of imprisonment not in interest of justice, youthfulness of accused considered while sentencing
Eswatini High Court: This matter was brought before a Bench of M. Langwenya, J. for judgment on sentence. Facts of the case
Sentence reduced as case was old and applicant had already spent some days in jail
Chhattisgarh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Vimla Singh Kapoor, J. reduced the sentence of the applicant as he had