Supreme Court · 1972 INSC 36 · Decided 31 January 1972
Ishardas v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1972 INSC 36 · [1972] 3 S.C.R. 312
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 64/1969
- Decided
- 31 January 1972
- Bench
- J.M. SHELAT, HANS RAJ KHANNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 420
Headnote
v. STATE OF PUNJAB Jal!uary 31, 1972 (J. M. SHELAT AND H. R. KHANNA, JJ.) Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, s. 4( !)-Conviction under Pre.,n· tion of Food Adulteration Act, 1954-Accused below 20 years-MlnimMm sentence of i1nprisonment and fine prescribed as punishment for oQence-­ lf to furnish a bond under s. 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958. The High Court revised the sentence, because s. 16 of Ille Pl'evention of Food Adulteration Act prescribed a ntinimum sentence of imprisonment for 6 months and a fine of Rs. 1000. Allowing the appeal to this Court, HELD :
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