After 30 Yrs Since Appeal, Rajasthan High Court Reduces Sentence In Kidnapping Case To 5 Days Citing Delay In Proceedings

The Rajasthan High Court has reduced the sentence in a Kidnapping case of 1992, citing 30 years delay in deciding the convict's appeal.A bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Garg said the appellant-convict had "suffered mental agony and trauma of protracted trial" and thus reduced the sentence of 2 years rigorous imprisonment to the period already undergone, i.e. 5 days.A case was registered against...