The Supreme Court of India has upheld the conviction of an octogenarian appellant under Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for a 1992 homicide but reduced his sentence to the period of imprisonment already undergone. Observing that the appellant is in the “December of his life,” the Court remarked that it
“Courts Are Not Supposed to Be Insensitive”: SC Reduces Sentence of 80-Year-Old Convict to Time Served, Upholds Conviction under Section 304 Part II IPC
