Supreme Court · 1963 INSC 254 · Decided 12 December 1963
Ram Sarup v. Union of Lndia and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1963 INSC 254 · [1964] 5 S.C.R. 931
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 166/1963
- Decided
- 12 December 1963
- Bench
- BHUVNESHWAR PRASAD SINHA, K.N. WANCHOO, RAGHUBAR DAYAL, N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR, J.R. MUDHOLKAR (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 549; Constitution Article 33, 32
Headnote
SUPREME COURT REPORTS 931 been in custody for about 10 months before that. 1963 On a consideration of all the circumstances of the -.- case we reduce the sentenc1! on these women-appellants Mathurz andora. under s. 304 Part JI read with s. 149, s 326149 and v. s. 148 to the period of imprisonment just less than 70. In consideration of their age we think that the interests of justice will be served if their sentences are also reduced to the period of imprison­ ment already undergone. We reduce their sentences accordingly. Let these accused persons be set at liberty, if not required
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