The Supreme Court of India, in a bench comprising Justice K. V. Viswanathan and Justice Vijay Bishnoi, has ruled that constitutional courts possess the authority to modify a sentence of life imprisonment to a fixed-term sentence exceeding 14 years, clarifying that such a modification constitutes a reduction in sentence rather than an enhancement. The ruling,
Constitutional Courts Can Convert Life Sentence Into Fixed-Term Punishment Exceeding 14 Years; Supreme Court Orders Release of Convict After 23 Years
