Modification Of Sentence From Life Imprisonment To 20-Yr RI Not Enhancement, But Reduction: SC [Read Judgment]

Reiterating that life imprisonment means imprisonment for full life and not for 14 years, the Supreme Court has observed that modification of sentence to life imprisonment to 20-year rigorous imprisonment is not enhancement, rather reduction of sentence, and hence no notice is required to be given under Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.The trial court had convicted 11 accused...