Introduction Life imprisonment in India is a significant form of punishment under the criminal justice system, often imposed for heinous ...

As limited notice was issued in both the SLPs, we heard arguments on the point of rigorous imprisonment while convicting a person Under Sect...

  Having heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State and considering the impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court...

Learned Counsel for the petitioner has made a limited submission before this Court which has been noticed by us in our order dated 06.10.202...

This  Court in Naib Singh’s case held that the sentence of imprisonment  for life has to be equated to rigorous imprisonment for life.  The ...

  Notice was issued on 27.07.2018, restricted to the question of propriety of specifying rigorous imprisonment while imposing life sentence....

  Section 428 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, has been considered by the Constitutional Bench of the Apex Court in Bhagirath & ...

  The legal position with regard to the power of the trial Courts to award sentences with riders has been made explicit in the Constitu...

Section 57 in The Indian Penal Code 57. Fractions of terms of punishment.—In calculating fractions of terms of punishment,  56  [impriso...

Relevant would it be to further note that in relation to offences punishable with death or imprisonment for life, Section 4 of The Identi...

It is undisputed that on 6th February, 2010 when the judgment is delivered in four cases in which the appellant is tried, the appellant wa...

(1)  When the conviction is under Section 302, I.P.C. (with or without the aid of Section 34 or 149 or 120B of I.P.C.), if the Sessions...