Modifying Life Term Sentence As Fixed Sentence Permissible : Supreme Court

Yash Mittal

27 May 2026 12:05 PM IST

  • Modifying Life Term Sentence As Fixed Sentence Permissible : Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 26) reaffirmed the settled proposition of law that the imposition of a life imprisonment sentence on the convict would not bar the modification of the sentence to a fixed-term sentence when the convict had already undergone more than 14 years of imprisonment. “…when a sentence of life imprisonment is imposed, Section 53 read with Section 45 of the IPC...

    Yash Mittal

    Yash Mittal

    Yash Mittal is a Correspondent with LiveLaw, covering the Supreme Court of India

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