Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 897 · Decided 2 January 2014
Savarala Sai Sree v. Gurramkonda Vasudevarao & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 897 · [2014] 1 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 5/2014
- Decided
- 2 January 2014
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, S.A. BOBDE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 386(e)
Headnote
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961: A B s. 3 - Conviction - Sentence of imprisonment for 3 c months and fine of Rs. 30001- imposed by trial court - Reduced by High Court to period already undergone (4 days) - Held: Imposition of sentence is in the realm of discretion of the court and unless the sentence the appellate court would not be justified in interfering with the 0 discretionary order of sentence - In the instant case, the minimum sentence fixed by legislature is five years, however, the court in an appropriate case after recording the reason may award the sentence lesser than five
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