In Brief
A life convict filed a writ petition challenging his conviction and sentence. The Supreme Court disposed of the petition, noting that a related criminal appeal on the same matter (Criminal Appeal No. 171 of 2016) had been decided on the same date. The Court found that the substantive issues raised by the petitioner had been adequately addressed through the parallel criminal appeal procedure, making the writ petition disposal appropriate.
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