Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 716 · Decided 21 April 2025
Sachin v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 716 · [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2500
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2073/2025
- Decided
- 21 April 2025
- Bench
- B.V. NAGARATHNA, SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376, 376(2)(i), 363; CrPC Section 386; POCSO Act Section 3(a), 4, 5(m), 6
Headnote
Issue arose whether, the High Court could enhance the sentence under its revisional powers in a convict's appeal against conviction. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.386 - Powers of the Appellate Court to enhance sentence in appeal appellant for the offences punishable u/ss.3(a) and 4 of the POCSO Act and s.376 IPC for committing penetrative sexual assault on the minor victim, and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for seven years and fine by the Special Court - Appeal against conviction by the appellant - High
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