Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 149 · Decided 22 February 2011
Baldev Singh & ORS. v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 149 · [2011] 15 S.C.R. 927
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 749/2007
- Decided
- 22 February 2011
- Bench
- MARKANDEY KATJU, GYAN SUDHA MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376(2)(g), 376
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 376(2)(g), proviso and 342 - Punishment for rape and wrongful confinement - Prosecutrix raped and beaten by three accused - Conviction ulss. c 376(2)(g) and 342 - Imposition of 10 years rigorous imprisonment with fine bf Rs. 1,0001- - Upheld by High Cowt - On appeal, about 3 ~ years imprisonment each - Section 376 is a non­ compoundable offence - Hbwever, considering the fact that 0 the incident is 14 years old and that the parties have themselves entered into a compromise, while upholding conviction of the accused-appellants, the sentence is reduced to
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