Kaliya v. State
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court allowed a criminal revision petition seeking commutation of sentence. Relying on Supreme Court precedents regarding long pendency and time spent in custody, the court reduced the sentence to the period already undergone while maintaining the conviction and the fine order.
What did the court decide?
Sentence reduced to period already undergone; convexion and fine maintained; bail bonds discharged; record sent below.
What the court decided
[2024:RJ-JP:6941]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 1184/2005
Kaliya S/o Nathiya, r/o Arniya, P.S. Unnel, District Jhalawar (Raj.). (At present in District Jail, Jhalawar)
---Accused-Petitioner
Versus
The State of Rajasthan through PP
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma For Respondent(s) : Mr. Suresh Kumar - PP
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEER BHATNAGAR
Order
07/02/2024
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the sentence awarded to the appellant should be reduced to the period of detention already undergone.
Whether the fine awarded by the trial court should be maintained despite commutation of the term of imprisonment.
Parties & counsel
- appellant
Kaliya S/o Nathiya
- respondent
The State of Rajasthan
Coram
Praveer Bhatnagar
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Rajasthan HC
- Decided on
- · February
- Registered
- Case no.
- CRLR/1184/2005
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