Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 1170 · Decided 7 October 2009
Ram Sunder Mahto and ORS. v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 1170 · [2009] 14 S.C.R. 1126
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 503/2003
- Decided
- 7 October 2009
- Bench
- V.S. SIRPURKAR, DEEPAK VERMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 395
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s.395 - Dacoity- Loot of Rs.2860, in cash, one "Iota" and one glass - Fourteen accused - Two · c persons suffered fire-arm injuries - Four accused i.e. the appellants convicted by trial Court and sentenced to five years imprisonment - Dismissal of their appeal custody for about one year - On appeal, held: All appellants are in their old age and have D already suffered for 28 years since the offence took place - } The loot was insignificant - Appellants did not cause any injury to any witness - They deserve lenient treatment - Sentence of appellants
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