Holding that a suo motu revision cannot be used to undo orders the State never appealed, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed the State’s challenge and upheld the restoration of a Jhabua family’s names in the records of land the State says belongs to a temple. Indore: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused […]
The Supreme Court of India clarified that High Courts cannot autonomously increase punishments or introduce new charges without appeals from the state or victim. This ruling followed Nagarajan’s case, where the High Court unjustly enhanced his sentence for abetment of suicide. The Supreme Court restored his original conviction under Sections 354 and 448 IPC.
