Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 408 · Decided 18 September 2012
Pushpanjali Sahu v. State of Orissa & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 408 · [2012] 8 S.C.R. 727
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1439/2012
- Decided
- 18 September 2012
- Bench
- H.L. DATTU, C.K. PRASAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860 - s. 376 - Rape - Conviction and sentence of seven years by trial court - Conviction and sentence confirmed by appellate court - In revision, High C Court confirming the conviction, but reducing the sentence to the period already undergone i.e. one year- On appeal held: Under for not less than seven years and reduction thereof to be on giving appropriate reasons - Reasons assigned by High Court in reducing the D sentence not convincing- Accused liable to be convicted and sentenced to 7 years imprisonment - Sentence/Sentencing - Reduction of Sentence. State of
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