The Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered by Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, ruled that in an appeal filed by a convict, the High Court cannot enhance the sentence without an appeal by the State, complainant, or victim. The Court emphasized that the accused cannot be made worse off by exercising his
Appellant Cannot Be Worse Off in Own Appeal; High Court Cannot Enhance Sentence Without State’s Appeal: Supreme Court
