Supreme Court: Companies Can Face Prosecution Without Individual Officers Being Named  ||  SC: Penalties on Insolvent Developers cannot be Recovered from Homebuyers as CIRP Costs  ||  Allahabad HC: ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ Hits Sovereignty, Unlike ‘Allahu-Akbar’, ‘Jai Shri Ram’  ||  Kerala High Court: Married Woman Cannot Claim Sex Was Based Solely on Promise of Marriage  ||  Madras High Court Refuses Equal Recitation of Tamil Hymns With Sanskrit at Meenakshi Temple  ||  Delhi HC: Absence of ‘Penetration’ In Child Victim’s Testimony Not Enough to Acquit Rape Accused  ||  J&K High Court: Possession of Allegedly Anti-National Book Cannot Justify Preventive Detention  ||  Delhi High Court: DNA Evidence Proves Sexual Intercourse, Not Consent  ||  Madras High Court Upholds Appointment of District Judges as Tamil Nadu Lokayukta Secretary  ||  Allahabad High Court: IO’s Mere Apprehension Cannot Justify Withholding Seized Items    

Punjab and Haryana HC Criticises Lower Court For Awarding Lesser Sentence in Rape Case - (14 Aug 2015)

Punjab and Haryana HC has criticised local court for convicting rape accused under wrong Section of Indian Penal Code, resulting in a milder sentence. Taking suo motu cognisance of matter, order was set aside, awarding a seven-year sentence to convict, before remanding matter back.

Tags : PUNJAB AND HARYANA HC  LESSER SENTENCE IN RAPE CASE  

Share :        

Disclaimer | Copyright 2026 - All Rights Reserved