Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 675 · Decided 27 November 2003
State of Karnataka v. Puttaraja
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 675 · [2003] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 274
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 506/1997
- Decided
- 27 November 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376, 376(l)
Headnote
Sentencing : Appropriate sentence-Award of--Principles-Discussed. C Penal Code, 1860: Section 376-Rape of pregnant woman in the presence of her husband-Minimum sentence prescribed as seven years-Trial Court awarding 5 years-High Court reducing sentence to the period of custody D of 46 days already minimum-Reasons given by High Court for reducing the sentence not adequate and special­ Before the High Court, State has not challenged the quantum of sentence­ Hence sentence awarded by trial Court restored-Code of Criminal E Procedure, 1973-Section 29. A pregnant womari was
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