Partly allowed
Sanal.K.v v. the Station House Officer
Kerala HCCrl.Rev.Pet/263/2020
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In revision petitions filed by an accused challenging the non-grant of set-off for pre-conviction detention, the Kerala High Court found jurisdictional errors in the lower courts' failure to provide reasons. The appellate court exercised its revisional jurisdiction to rectify the omission.
What did the court decide?
Set-off of the period of detention already undergone prior to the conviction was granted to the accused in both revision petitions.