Section 364A of IPC: Kidnapping for Ransom - Supreme Court Quashes Conviction, Holds Appellants Guilty of Lesser Offence under Section 363

In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court of India, under the Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction, has quashed the conviction of William Stephen, the appellant, and held him guilty of a lesser offence under Section 363 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The judgment, delivered by Justice Abhay S. Oka on February 21, 2024, pertains to Criminal Appeal No. 607/2024, in which William Stephen appealed against the High Court of Judicature at…