"No Likelihood Of Early Hearing Of Appeal": MP HC Suspends Gang-Rape Convict's 25 Yrs Of RI Sentence Considering Over 5 Yrs Of Custody

Sparsh Upadhyay

7 Nov 2022 10:48 PM IST

The High Court suspended the sentence [under Section 389 (1) CrPC] in view of the period of custody (five years and eight months) and the fact that there is no likelihood of an early hearing of the appeal.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court last week suspended the sentence awarded to a gang rape convict (to undergo 25 years of RI) in view of the period of custody (five years and eight months) and the fact that there is no likelihood of an early hearing of the appeal.The bench of Justice Rohit Arya and Justice Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava ordered his release on bail on his furnishing a personal bond in...

"No Likelihood Of Early Hearing Of Appeal": MP HC Suspends Gang-Rape Convict's 25 Yrs Of RI Sentence Considering Over 5 Yrs Of Custody

Sparsh Upadhyay

The High Court suspended the sentence [under Section 389 (1) CrPC] in view of the period of custody (five years and eight months) and the fact that there is no likelihood of an early hearing of the appeal.

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