P&H: Suspends Life Sentence of Man Convicted in Murder Case After Nearly Seven Years in Custody
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has suspended the life sentence of Vikram alias Vicky, who was convicted in a murder case, while his appeal remains pending. The Court considered the nature of the injury attributed to him and the time he had spent in custody.
Vikram was convicted under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and fined Rs. 30,000 under each provision.
The case arose from an incident in which Rajiv died. The prosecution witness Naseeb attributed a...
