Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 591 · Decided 8 October 2004
Adu Ram v. Mukna and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 591 · [2004] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 314
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 646/1999
- Decided
- 8 October 2004
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, C.K. THAKKER (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 149, 148, 341
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860-Sections 304 Part-// r/w Sections 148, 149 and 341-Murder-Prosecution-Multiple injuries on deceased- But not on vital parts-Conviction for offence punishable u/s 301 by trial Court-High Court C altered the conviction to section 304 Part I and reduced the custodial sentence to facts of the case custodial sentence of six years would serve the ends of justice. D Sentencing-Principles for-Held: For sente!2cing principle -of proportionality should be adhered to-Law should adopt the corrective machinery or the deterrence based on factual matrix-Imposition of sentence
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