Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 323, 324, 326, 506 -- Reduction in sentence - Accused convicted and sentenced - Accused suffered protracted trial of 11 years - Accused ready and willing to compensate injured - Sentence reduced to 53 days already undergone - However, sentence of fine qua each accused enhanced from Rs.100/- to Rs.15, 000/-...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304 -- Sentence - Accused all of a sudden entered an eatery and assaulted deceased by a knife in his belly - Accused convicted and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment - Keeping in view the peculiar facts of the case sentence of life imprisonment altered to sentence of 10 years imprisonment...........
Punjab Excise Act, 1914, Section 61, 1, 14, Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, Section 4 -- Conviction and sentence under Excise Act - Accused remained in custody for 13 days - Accused suffered a protracted trial of 13 years - Order of conviction maintained - Sentence set aside and accused released on probation for a period of one year - Fine enhanced to Rs.10, 000/- which..........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 15 -- Poppy husk - Recovery of 30 Kg. - Protracted trial of about 7 years - Accused first offender - No other offence committed after registration of the present case or earlier thereto - Sentence reduced from 3 years to one year RI and sentence of fine reduced from Rs.30, 000/- to Rs.15, 000/- but default..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304 -- Part I, S.300 Exception 4 - Nature of offence - One kassi blow on head of deceased - No previous enmity - Sudden quarrel - Accused is guilty of offence u/s 304 Part I IPC - Conviction altered from one u/s 302 IPC to S.304 Part I IPC and sentence reduced from life imprisonment to seven years RI...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304 (Part I), 300 -- Exception 4 - Nature of offence - One kassi blow on head of deceased - No previous enmity - Sudden quarrel - Accused is guilty of offence u/s 304 Part I IPC - Conviction altered from one u/s 302 IPC to S.304 Part I IPC and sentence reduced from life imprisonment to seven years RI...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 380, 452, 506 -- Tractor with other articles removed from house by breaking the locks of house - Plea of accused that tractor was purchased from joint family funds - Further plea that only interested witnesses examined - Trial Court and Appellate Court rejected both the pleas - Protracted trial of 11 years - Sentence reduced from 1-1/2..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 436A -- Punishment when not death and accused has undergone detention for one-half of the maximum sentence then accused is entitled to bail - However, accused can be ordered to be continued in detention for a period longer than one half of the period of imprisonment prescribed in law, after hearing the Public Prosecutor and for..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 211 -- Charge - Non framing of - Mere omission to mention provision of law - At the highest may be considered as an irregularity - No prejudice shown - Conviction and sentence not at all affected...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 211 -- Charge - Finding or sentence not to be set aside merely on the ground that a charge was not framed or that charge was defective unless it has occasioned prejudice...........
