Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 654 · Decided 30 April 2009
Ravinder Singh v. State of Himachal Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 654 · [2009] 9 S.C.R. 937
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 16/2003
- Decided
- 30 April 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 20(1)
Headnote
Sentence/sentencing: Imposition of sentence under ex post facto law - Held: In criminal proceeding, conviction and c sentence under the ex post facto law is prohibited - Sentence imposable on completion of trial would bi9 the sentence imposable on the date of commission of offence - r''l facts, liquor- Conviction uls.61(1)(a) and sentence for 6 months - During relevant period, no minimum 0 sentence was imposable uls.61(1)(a) - Considering the quantity of illicit liquor seized and passage of time, conviction is upheld and sentence is restricted to one aln9ady undergone - Punjab Excise
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