Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 117 · Decided 16 July 1979
Dharambir and ANR. v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1979 INSC 117 · [1980] 1 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 202/1979
- Decided
- 16 July 1979
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, A.P. SEN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
AND ANR. v. STATE OF U.P. July 16, 1979 (V. R. KRISHNA IYER AND A. P. SEN, JJ.J Sentencing process and directions as may be necessary for the ends of justice-Supreme Court Rules 1966 Order XLVIl Rule 6. Dismissing the special leave petition, the Court B HELD· : 1. The conviction being coDBtitu· tionally sanctioned, i~ decriminalisaition of the criminal and re~toration of his dignity, self-esteem and good citizenship, so that when the man emerges from the forbidden gates he becomes a socially useful individual. [2C·E] 3. Long prison terms do not humanise or
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