Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 414 · Decided 11 April 2022
Jeetu Khatik v. State of Chhattisgarh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 414 · [2022] 3 S.C.R. 128
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 603/2022
- Decided
- 11 April 2022
- Bench
- DINESH MAHESHWARI, ANIRUDDHA BOSE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 8, 363, 354; POCSO Act
Headnote
Sentence / Sentencing - Suspension of execution of sentence - Trial Court had convicted and sentenced appellant u/ss.363 and 354 IPC and s.8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 - Prayer of appellant for declined by High Court -Appellant pleaded before Supreme Court that the High Court had taken too strict and stern view of the matter and failed to appreciate that the maximum sentence of imprisonment awarded in the matter was of three years - Held: The High Court, while referring
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