Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 326, 34 -- Offence u/ss 326, 34 IPC - Reduction of sentence - Compromise - Parties entered into compromise - Incident has taken place almost two decades back - Accused already served jail sentence for some time - Sentence of accused thus, reduced to period already undergone by him subject to payment of Rs.25,000 to injured as compensation...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 34 -- Attempt to murder - Reduction of sentence - Substantial period of sentence already undergone by accused - Accused is an old person and suffering from age related ailments and there is no bread earner in the family of accused - He has realized the mistake committed by him and is remorseful of his conduct to society which he..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Reduction of sentence - Accused convicted by both the Courts below - He failed to point out any misreading of evidence by Courts below - Accused has undergone 4 months and 10 days of sentence out of substantive sentence of one year - Ends of justice would be met if sentence awarded to petitioner is..........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 15 -- Recovery of 7 kg Poppy husk - Reduction of sentence - Accused is not involved in any other case - He has already undergone actual sentence of 5 months and 1 day - No useful purpose would be served by keeping accused behind bars further - Sentence awarded to accused thus, reduced to period already undergone..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 307, 312, 147, 148, 149, 109 -- Murder - Reduction of sentence - Accused voluntarily went to house of deceased, created a flutter by quarrelling with PW2, when this was questioned A-2 stabbed PW1 and when deceased intervened, accused caused his death - They are not in a position to show that murder had taken place out of sudden..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Reduction of sentence - Accused is not shown to have paid any part of cheque amount to complainant till date i.e after a passage of more than 19 years - He failed to render any justifiable explanation for his alleged false implication in case - Even, no mitigating circumstances has been brought to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304(Part II) -- Offence u/s 304(Part II) IPC - Reduction of sentence - Accused has two daughters of marriageble age viz. 19 and 21 years - There is no male member in family to take care of family and also of daughters - Considering peculiar facts and circumstances of case, sentence awarded to accused is reduced from five years to two years...........
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 4 -- Rape - Reduction of sentence - Incident occurred in 2017 - Age of accused was 20 years on date of his examination u/s 313 Cr.P.C - There is no conviction of accused in any offence earlier - Sentence of 10 years of R.I. appears to be on higher side and thus, reduced to 7 years R.I - However, sentence of..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Reduction of sentence - Accused is old age person - Jail sentence of accused reduced from 6 months R.I to 3 months R.I with fine of Rs.3.90 lacs to complainant u/s 357(3) Cr.P.C...........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 21, 29 -- Recovery of 200 gms heroin - Reduction of sentence - Accused are foreign nationals - They have undergone 1 year 8 months and 23 days of substantive sentence - Sentence awarded to both the accused is reduced to period already undergone by them and till their deportation, they will not be released from..........
