Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 176 · Decided 10 September 1979
Phul Singh v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1979 INSC 176 · [1980] 1 S.C.R. 589
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 506/1979
- Decided
- 10 September 1979
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, P.N. SHINGAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
Crin1inal Procedure Code-Sentence-When can be reduced. 589 The appellant who was· 22 committed rape on the wife of his cousin who was a next door neighbour in broad-day-light. The Sessions Judge ·found the appellant guilty of the offence of rape and sentenced him to four years R.I. and that there were signs of repentance. The fact remains that the two families being close cousins are ready to take a lenient view of the situation which of course does not bind the court in any manner. Partly accepting the appeal, the Court 1-IELD : The appellant is not a 'habitual' and has
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