Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 284 · Decided 4 May 2000
Dalbir Singh v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 284 · [2000] 3 S.C.R. 1000
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 426/2000
- Decided
- 4 May 2000
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, DORAISWAMY RAJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 279, 304
Headnote
Pmbation of Offenders Act , 1958-S. 4. Road Accident-Death due to rash and negligent driving Conviction under Ss. 279 and 304-A, Penal Code-Invoking Claim under S. 4-Grant of- Held, in view of galloping trend in mad accidents in the countly and its devastating consequences, lenience cannot be 279 and 304-A. Penology-Death due to rash and negligent driving-Sentence-Imposi- tion of-Held, deterrence should be the prime consideration-Every offender should have fear psyche of sentence-Penal Code 1860-Ss. 279 and 304-A. Words & Phrases: "expedient"-Meaning of in the
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