Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 716 · Decided 8 August 2017
Mahendra Subhashbhai Vankhede v. The State of Gujarat ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 716 · [2017] 7 S.C.R. 672
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1365/2017
- Decided
- 8 August 2017
- Bench
- N.V. RAMANA, PRAFULLA C. PANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 363, 366, 376; CrPC Section 377
Headnote
7 S.C.R. 672 MAHENDRASUBHASHBHAIVANKHEDE v. THE STATE OF GUJARAT ETC. (Criminal Appeal Nos. 1365-1366 of2017) AUGUST 08, 2017 [N. V. RAMANA AND PRAFULLA C. PANT, JJ.j Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 363, 366 and 376 - Conviction under, of appellant-accused - Trial Court while imposing lesser C sentence as well as the State, High Court enhanced the punishment of imprisonment holding that there was no adequate or special reason for the trial court to reduce the sentence - On appeal, held: Trial D Court while imposing a lesser sentence provided valid reasons - Accused and the girl had a love
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