SC says procedure of high court to modify punishment totally untenable, junks order

The Supreme Court overturned the Allahabad High Court's modification of a murder conviction, deeming the review process "totally untenable" under Section 362 of the CrPC. The High Court had reduced the sentence of three individuals, initially convicted of murder, to culpable homicide. The apex court emphasized that once a judgment is signed, it cannot be altered except for clerical errors.