Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 568 · Decided 27 August 2013
Shimbhu and ANR. v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 568 · [2013] 14 S.C.R. 136
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1278/2013
- Decided
- 27 August 2013
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI, RANJAN GOGOI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376(2)(g), 366, 342, 363, 506, 34, 376(2)
Headnote
14 S.C.R. 136 SHIMBHU AND ANR. v. STATE OF HARYANA (Criminal Appeal Nos.1278-79 of 2013) .. AUGUST 27, 2013 [P. SATHASIVAM, CJI, RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI AND RANJAN GOGOi, JJ.) Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 376(2)(g), 366, 342, 363 and 506 C rlw. s.34 - Conviction under- By courts below - Sentence of 10 offence of gang rape is 10 years - However, lesser D sentence can be imposed giving special and adequate reasons - Special and adequate reasons depend on facts and circumstances of the case - The grounds for reducing the sentence, taken in the present case, do no suffice special and adequate
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