Merely Because The Maximum Punishment For Offence Is Life Imprisonment Benefit Of Probation Cannot Be Denied: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, in the case of State v Lucky, held that the benefit of probation cannot be denied to an accused who has been convicted for offences punishable with death or imprisonment for life but where the minimum sentence is not specified and the accused hasn’t been awarded the maximum sentence.In the instant case, Lucky, convicted under Sections 394 and 411 read with Section 34...