Supreme Court Reduces Sentence of Convicted Patwari in Corruption Case Due to Old Age, Long Pendency, and Health Issues. The Court invoked the proviso to Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 to reduce the sentence below the statutory minimum of one year, citing eight special reasons including the appellant's age of 78 years, heart ailment, and 34-year pendency of the case.
5 Feb 2019The appellant, Ambi Ram, was a Kanoongo/Patwari at Didihat, Uttarakhand. He was prosecuted for offences under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corrup...




