Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 268 · Decided 18 April 2013
Hazara Singh v. Raj Kumar and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 268 · [2013] 5 S.C.R. 979
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 603/2013
- Decided
- 18 April 2013
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, M.Y. EQBAL, A.K. SIKRI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 307, 148, 149, 323, 324, 435, 447
Headnote
A B Penal code, 1860 - s. 307 - Conviction under - Trial court sentenced two accused to 5 years RI and another two accused to 3 years Rf - High Court in appeal upheld the C conviction, but reduced the sentence to the period already undergone - Held: conviction upheld - Reduction of sentence by of offence, grievous injuries of witnesses/Victims, is unsustainable. D Sentence/Sentencing - Sentencing policy - It is duty of the court to consider all the relevant factors to impose an appropriate sentence - The punishment awarded should be directly proportionate to the nature and magnitude
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