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94-year-old man walks free after 25-year legal battle: Why Punjab and Haryana High Court diluted his murder conviction
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The Punjab and Haryana High Court was hearing a matter of two decades back.
(Image is created using Ai)The Punjab and Haryana High Court granted relief to a 94-year-old man in a two-decade-old case by diluting a murder conviction to culpable homicide and limiting the sentence to time already served.
Justice N S Shekhawat and H S Grewal were hearing the plea of a man who challenged the conviction order passed by the trial court for the offence of murder.
Justice N S Shekhawat and H S Grewal considered the old age of the accused, along with his time in jail, to decide the matter.
(Image is enhanced using AI) Justice N S Shekhawat and H S Grewal considered the old age of the accused, along with his time in jail, to decide the matter.