Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 170 · Decided 30 March 2000
State of Karnataka v. Krishnappa
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 170 · [2000] 2 S.C.R. 761
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 846/1996
- Decided
- 30 March 2000
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, R.C. LAHOTI, S.N. VARIAVA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376(2)(Proviso), 376, 376(2)
Headnote
B Indian Penal Code, 1860-Section 376(2)(Proviso)-Reduction in sen­ tence~Rape committed on an 8 year old girl-Trial Court convicted accused and sentenced him to undergo JO years RI and fine of Rs. 3000-High Court confinned conviction but reduced sentence to 4 years RI while maintaining family to support, inspite of the fact that he was a chronic alcoholic and often misbehaved-On appeal, Held, nonnal sentence for rape on a child below 12 years is not less than JO years RI though it may be reduced for "special and adequate reasons"-Approach of High Courl was casual
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