Supreme Court Dismisses Criminal Appeal in Life Imprisonment Case After Premature Release Under Article 161. The appeal became infructuous as the appellant was released under the Governor's constitutional pardon power, which overrides statutory minimum sentence requirements under Section 433-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
17 Jul 2020The dispute involved a criminal appeal by an appellant convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to life...
