Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 343 · Decided 5 April 2024
Shivani Tyagi v. State of U.P. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 343 · [2024] 5 S.C.R. 36
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1957/2024
- Decided
- 5 April 2024
- Bench
- C.T. RAVIKUMAR, RAJESH BINDAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 307, 149, 326A; CrPC Section 389
Headnote
Matter pertains to suspension of sentence of life imprisonment of the convicted persons, and their consequential enlargement on bail, in an acid attack case. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s. 389 - Suspension of sentence pending appeal, and on victim at the hands of the accused persons - Victim suffered 30-40 percent burn injuries resulting in total disfigurement of her face - Conviction of the accused persons u/ss. 307/149 and 326A/149 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment - High Court suspended the sentence
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