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Supreme Court of India 2017-03-09 dismissed

Gopal Ansal vs Association of Victims of Uphaar and Anr

Bench: 3 — <UNKNOWN>, <UNKNOWN>, <UNKNOWN>

In Brief

This judgment dismissed multiple criminal motion petitions filed by Gopal Ansal, a convicted accused in the Uphaar Tragedy case, seeking to challenge or modify a sentence order dated 9 February 2017. The Supreme Court rejected all challenges to the Registrar's order and the earlier sentence. The Court ordered Ansal to surrender and serve the remaining portion of his imposed sentence on or before 20 March 2017, reinforcing that convicted persons must comply with Court-ordered sentences and cannot evade them through appellate challenges.

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