Supreme Court · 1975 INSC 284 · Decided 19 November 1975
Khemraj v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1975 INSC 284 · [1976] 2 S.C.R. 753
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 134/1975
- Decided
- 19 November 1975
- Bench
- M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, P.K. GOSWAMI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 465, 420, 182, 471; CrPC Section 417(2), 417, 484(1)
Headnote
753 Indian Penal Code-Ss. 465 r/tv 471-Whether the State. appeal against the acquittal under Ss. 465 r /w 471. but conviction under section 420 l.P.C. com­ petent under section 417(2) dj the Criminal Prooedure Code, 1898-Scope of 417(2) . 'K' was charged and tried for the offences under Ss. under section 420 I.P.C. by the trial court and sentenced to Rigorous Imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs. 500 /-. On an appeal the conviction was maintained, but the sentence was a,ltered to one of six months Rigorous Impri­ sonment. On an appeal by the State and the
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