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Supreme Court upholds conviction of man for rape of step-daughter but reduces jail term
Supreme Court asks Centre to explore comprehensive sentencing policy in criminal cases
Chhattisgarh High Court commutes death sentence of rape convict to life imprisonment
"Downright bizarre": Supreme Court on High Court decision to award different jail terms to convicts for same offence
Imposing inadequate sentence due to sympathy will undermine public confidence in legal system: Supreme Court
Delay in deciding appeal cannot be ground to grant lesser punishment: Supreme Court
Narcotic offences have deadly impact on society; accused's financial condition alone not mitigating factor while deciding sentence: Supreme Court
[AIIMS assault case] Delhi High Court seeks response in appeal by Somnath Bharti; suspends sentence
Jharkhand Coal Scam: Delhi Court sentences former Minister Dilip Ray to three-year imprisonment
Jharkhand Coal Scam: Delhi Court to pass order on sentence against Dilip Ray & ors on Oct 26
Madras HC expresses shock over judge sentencing murder convicts to sentence lesser than prescribed, seeks report
Court has to keep in view interest of victim, society when awarding punishment, Supreme Court
Every saint has a past, every sinner a future: Bombay HC bats for Reformative theory in matters of sentencing
Court cannot impose sentence less than minimum sentence prescribed in statute: SC
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