Supreme Court of India · 2011-04-04
Nalini Hatui @ Lakur Hatui & Ors vs State Of West Bengal
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2011 SC 50
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Nalini Hatui @ Lakur Hatui & Ors
- Respondent
- State Of West Bengal
- Bench
- Deepak Verma, Dalveer Bhandari
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court, while maintaining the conviction of the appellants, directed their release based on the sentence already undergone, considering their advanced age and the fact that they had served more than one year and ten months. The Court emphasized that the ends of justice would be served by this decision. The appeal was disposed of accordingly, affirming the conviction but modifying the sentence.