Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 352 · Decided 16 March 2009
State of Karnataka v. Muralidhar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 352 · [2009] 4 S.C.R. 400
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 428/2002
- Decided
- 16 March 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 71, 304, 299, 300
Headnote
Sentence/Sentencing: c Sentence for imprisonment and fine for conviction u/ss. 279, 338 and 304 A /PC - Reduction of by confining it to fine and waiving of custodial imprisonment - On appeal, held: High court order not justified - Custodial sentence was waived without indicating any reason - Order 1860 - s. 71 E Award of Punishment - Criterion for determining - Discussed. Penal Code, 1860 - s. 304-A - Applicability of - Discussed. Words and Phrases - 'Negligence' - Meaning of in the context of s. 304 A /PC. Trial court awarded imprisonment and imposed fine for conviction of the
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