sentencing

Bombay High Court orders release of man who was sentenced to 83 years in jail after he couldn't afford lawyer

Bombay High Court orders release of man who was sentenced to 83 years in jail after he couldn't afford lawyer

Satyendra Wankhade

19 Jul 2023

3 min read

"Downright bizarre": Supreme Court on High Court decision to award different jail terms to convicts for same offence

"Downright bizarre": Supreme Court on High Court decision to award different jail terms to convicts for same offence

04 Jul 2023

2 min read

[Death Penalty cases] Urgent need for mitigating circumstances to be considered at trial stage: Supreme Court

[Death Penalty cases] Urgent need for mitigating circumstances to be considered at trial stage: Supreme Court

Abhimanyu Hazarika

21 May 2022

6 min read

Does imprisonment for life mean rigorous imprisonment for life? Need for an amendment

Does imprisonment for life mean rigorous imprisonment for life? Need for an amendment

22 Sep 2021

8 min read

[Breaking] Supreme Court to deliver its verdict on Prashant Bhushan's sentencing on Monday, August 31

[Breaking] Supreme Court to deliver its verdict on Prashant Bhushan's sentencing on Monday, August 31

29 Aug 2020

3 min read

Every saint has a past, every sinner a future: Bombay HC bats for Reformative theory in matters of sentencing

Every saint has a past, every sinner a future: Bombay HC bats for Reformative theory in matters of sentencing

20 Mar 2019

The Supreme Court sees gender as a mitigating factor for sentencing [Read judgment]

The Supreme Court sees gender as a mitigating factor for sentencing [Read judgment]

13 Apr 2017

3 min read

Breaking: Supreme Court to hear sentencing of Nirbhaya convicts afresh [Read order]

Breaking: Supreme Court to hear sentencing of Nirbhaya convicts afresh [Read order]

Murali Krishnan

03 Feb 2017

2 min read

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