‘He is over 60’: Allahabad High Court lowers former constable’s jail term in 1985 case

4 min readNew DelhiJul 28, 2026 08:03 PM IST The Allahabad High Court reduced the jail term from 6 years to 4 years and ordered the convict to surrender. (AI-generated Image)The Allahabad High Court has considered the advanced age of a 60-year-old former police constable and brought down the jail term to four years in an attempt to murder case dating back to 1985. Justice Santosh Rai noted an “unexplained” delay in the conclusion of criminal proceedings while “moulding” the sentence, adding, “It has further been brought to our notice that this appeal, arising out of a judgment of conviction rendered as far back as in the year 1985, has remained pending before this Court for a period of approximately forty-one years, and that no part of this inordinate delay is attributable to any default,