Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 676 · Decided 4 October 2013
Ajahar Ali v. State of West Bengal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 676 · [2013] 9 S.C.R. 911
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1623/2013
- Decided
- 4 October 2013
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, S.A. BOBDE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 354; CrPC Section 161; Constitution; Juvenile Justice Act
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: A B s. 354 - Criminal force to outrage modesty of woman - c Accused convicted and sentenced to six months simple imprisonment with fine - Held: Provisions of s.354 have been enacted to safeguard public morality and decent behaviour - If any person uses criminal force upon any modesty will be outraged, 0 he is to be punished - Courts cannot take lenient view in awarding sentence on the ground of sympathy or delay as the same cannot be any ground for reduction of sentence - Appellant has committed a heinous crime and with the social condition prevailing, modesty of a
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