Supreme Court · 1977 INSC 167 · Decided 16 August 1977
Hiralal Mallick v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1977 INSC 167 · [1978] 1 S.C.R. 301
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 256/1977
- Decided
- 16 August 1977
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, P.K. GOSWAMI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34, 324; Juvenile Justice Act
Headnote
• HIRALAL MALLICK v. STATE OF BIHAR August 16, 1977 [V. R. KRISHNA IYER AND P. K. GOSWAMI, JJ. 301 Indian Penal Code, sections 302 and 34-Vernier scale of mens rea, reason­ ~ble and probable consequences of the Act-Degree of criminality gauged by personalised approach to circumstances of .delinquent. Hiralal MaJJick was 12 years old when he along with his two elder brothers, was convicted by the Trial Court under s. 302 read with s. 34, I.P.C., and sentenced for life. In appeal, the High Court directed the conversion of the convictions from s. 302 into one under s. 326 read
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