Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 535 · Decided 9 May 2022
Bhola Kumhar v. State of Chhattisgarh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 535 · [2022] 7 S.C.R. 1176
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 937/2022
- Decided
- 9 May 2022
- Bench
- AJAY RASTOGI, C.T. RAVIKUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3(ii)(v), 3(1)(xii), 376; CrPC Section 386, 357; Constitution Article 19(1)(d), 21, 19(d)
Headnote
Constitution of India - Art. 19(1)(d), 21 - Illegal detention - Accused kept in prison beyond the Period of Imprisonment - The appellant was convicted for the offence punishable u/s. 376 of IPC and Sections 3(ii)(v) and 3(1)(xii) of the Scheduled (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 - He was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 12 years and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- and in default, to undergo imprisonment for one more year - High Court in appeal, confirmed the conviction but reduced his sentence of 12
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