Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 616 · Decided 14 December 2012
Soman v. State of Kerala
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 616 · [2012] 11 S.C.R. 1155
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1533/2005
- Decided
- 14 December 2012
- Bench
- AFTAB ALAM, RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 201
Headnote
[KERALA] ABKARI ACT: A B ss.55(a) and (i), 57A(2)(ii) and 58 - Sale by accused, a c retail vendor, of spurious liquor adulterated with methyl alcohol - Death of one person while others developed serious sickness - High Court taking into account the consequences of the culpable act, enhanced the court, to 5 years RI - Held: High Court 0 was fully justified in taking info account the death of a person, as a result of consuming the illicit liquor, sold by the appellant as a ground for enhancing his sentence from two years to five years RI - There was absolutely no illegality or lack of
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