Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 583 · Decided 18 August 2015
Raj Bala v. State of Haryana & ORS. ETC. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 583 · [2015] 9 S.C.R. 113
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1049/2015
- Decided
- 18 August 2015
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, PRAFULLA C. PANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 306
Headnote
A B Sentence/Sentencing - Principle of proportionality between crime and punishment-Prosecution uls.306 /PC- c Trial court found the accused guilty of offence u/s.306 and sentenced them for 3 years RI with a fine of Rs. 3, 0001- with default clause - High Court, in the appeal of the accused, but reduced 10..eir sentence to the period already undergone (4 months 20 days) - Appeal D challenging the reduction of sentence - Held: A court while imposing sentence, has a duty to respond to the collective cry of the society and has to exercise its discretion to impose punishment on
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