In Brief
Iqbal was convicted under sections 399 and 402 IPC (dacoity-related offences) and section 25 of the Arms Act, and sentenced to four years imprisonment for an incident that occurred in 1980 when he was a young boy. His revision petition in the High Court was dismissed due to his counsel's absence, which he later explained. The Supreme Court granted him relief, finding that the incident was historical, his conduct in prison had been satisfactory, and there were no subsequent criminal cases against him. The Court reduced his sentence to the period already undergone and ordered his immediate release."
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