AILET 2016 BA LLB Question Paper with answer key for online practice
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LEGAL PRINCIPLE : According to Article 20 (1) of the Constitution, no person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of the law in force at the time of the commission of the act charged as an offence, nor be subjected to a penalty greaterthan that which might have been inflicted under the law in force at the time of the commission of the offence.
FACTUAL SITUATION : ‘P’ was charged with an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term of one year. The Magistrate convicted him and awardedhim a punishment of one year imprisonment. While ‘P’ was undergoing the sentence, the law under which ‘P’ was convicted came to be amended and the punishment for the offence of which ‘P’ was convicted was reduced to six months. The defense filed an applicationto the Magistrate for review of sentence and to commute it to six months. Can the application be allowed ?
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FACTUAL SITUATION : ‘P’ was charged with an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term of one year. The Magistrate convicted him and awardedhim a punishment of one year imprisonment. While ‘P’ was undergoing the sentence, the law under which ‘P’ was convicted came to be amended and the punishment for the offence of which ‘P’ was convicted was reduced to six months. The defense filed an applicationto the Magistrate for review of sentence and to commute it to six months. Can the application be allowed ?
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