Supreme Court reduces sentence in Atrocities case based on Complainant’s Affidavit: Mallanna & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka (2018)

/ Hemant Gupta, Indian Penal Code, Indian Penal Code with Section 34, Indian Penal Code with Section 354, Indian Penal Code with Section 448, Judges, Kurian Joseph, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 with Section 3(1)(x), Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 with Section 3(1)(xi)

Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Atrocities Case Based on Complainant’s Affidavit: Mallanna & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a conviction under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 be modified based on a compromise affidavit by the complainant? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Atrocities Case Name: Mallanna & […]

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