Supreme Court · 1980 INSC 39 · Decided 27 February 1980
Meet Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1980 INSC 39 · [1980] 2 S.C.R. 1152
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 405/1980
- Decided
- 27 February 1980
- Bench
- D.A. DESAI, A.D. KOSHAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 5(2); Prevention of Corruption Act Section 5(2)
Headnote
"Special Reasons" in ordinaiy and in the context of sentencing process-­ Meaning of-Prevention of Corruption Act, Section 5(2) and proviso thereto scope of-Duty of the Court while exercising its discretion under the proviso, explained. Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption that the Court may for any special reasons r~orded in writing impose a sentence of imprisonment of less than one year. Tho petitioner was convicted for having committed offences under section 161 l.P. C. and Section 5 (2) of POCA and was sentenced to suffer R.I. for one year on each count and
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