Section 31 of Cr.P.C. – the sentences imposed were ordered to run consecutively – not run concurrently on ground of previous criminal history – offences done in single transaction – Confirmed by High court – Apex court held No = Whether the sentences imposed were ordered to run consecutively on the ground that the accused Manoj was a … Continue reading
Reduced the sentence from life to 10 years in sec. 304 B IPC applying the participles laid down in commuting death penalty to life imprisonment, even though there is no guide lines and separate rules for lessor sentences – other than death sentences ; Apex court held that same principles laid down in death cases- would … Continue reading
[2011] WASCSR 179 Page 1 JURISDICTION : SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA CITATION : THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA -v- CIANCIOSI [2011] WASCSR 179 CORAM : McKECHNIE J DATE OF SENTENCE : 25 NOVEMBER 2011 FILE NO/S : INS 35 of 2011 BETWEEN : THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA AGAINST GARRET NICOLAS CIANCIOSI Offence(s): Murder … Continue reading