Umesh Chand v. State of UP & Ors
2026 INSC 111412 October 202610 min read
Supreme Court Sets Aside Probation Release, Holds Brutal Attack with Grievous Injuries and Criminal Antecedents Bars Section 4 PoO Act
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court’s order releasing the accused under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, holding that criminal antecedents and the brutal nature of the offence bar such leniency.
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- Case Name
- Umesh Chand v. State of U.P & Ors.
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 1114
- Bench
- Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran
- Date of Judgment
- October 7, 2026
- Area of Law
- Criminal Law — Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 — Section 4 — Grievous Hurt — Section 308 IPC — Criminal Antecedents
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