Search Results for Tag : sentencing

Judgments

Conduct of judicial officer can be used to conclude charge of misconduct(12.07.2016)

The Supreme Court upheld a 2012 judgment of the Gujarat high court that confirmed charges against the Appellant-Civil Judicial Magistrate at Bhuj in h.....

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News

Apex Court Explains Tests to be Applied while Sentencing in Criminal Case(23.10.2019)

Apex Court has observed that the crime test, criminal test and comparative proportionality test have to be applied while sentencing an Accused in a cr.....

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SC: Undue Sympathy for Accused While Sentencing May Affect People's Faith in Efficacy of Law(09.09.2022)

Supreme Court has held that gravity of crime is the prime consideration for deciding what should be the appropriate punishment in a criminal case and .....

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Supreme Court: Same Transaction, Separate Prosecution, Sentencing Can Be Concurrent(24.07.2017)

Supreme Court has reiterated the settled legal position with respect to subsequent conviction and its commencement, that courts have power to direct t.....

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Delhi HC Calls for Report from Principal District Judge in Relation to Sentencing Proceedings(04.03.2022)

Delhi High Court has called for a report from the Principal District Judge (headquarters) in relation to the sentencing proceedings of Former Delhi Hi.....

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SC: Centre Recommended to Frame Comprehensive Sentencing Policy(21.05.2024)

Supreme Court has recommended the Central Government to consider introducing a comprehensive policy, by way of getting an appropriate report from a du.....

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Tripura HC: Wife's Repeated Refusal to Return with Husband Mitigating Factor at Time of Sentencing(22.07.2020)

Tripura High Court has reduced the sentence of a man, convicted for throwing acid on his wife, while holding that his frustration, caused due to the w.....

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Madras HC Affirms Orders Convicting and Sentencing Auto-Rickshaw Driver for Sexual Harassment(13.07.2021)

Madras High Court has affirmed the orders of a lower Court convicting and sentencing an auto-rickshaw driver to seven years of rigorous imprisonment f.....

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International Cases

Florida’s sentencing scheme given the chop(12.01.2016)