Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 924 · Decided 14 September 2007
State of Karnataka v. Raju
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 924 · [2007] 9 S.C.R. 970
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 782/2001
- Decided
- 14 September 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P.P. NAOLEKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376, 376(2)(1)
Headnote
v. RAJU SEPTEMBER 14,2007 fDR.ARIJITPASAYAT ANDP.P.NAOLEKAR,JJ.) Penal Code, 1860; Section 376: Rape of a minor below 12 years of age:_ Trial Court found the accused C guilty of offence punishable u/s.376 and imposing sentence of 7 years­ Sentence reduced to 3~ years by High Court-On be severally dealt with-In a case of rape, s. 376(2) shows D the legislative mandate in imposing a sentence, which could be extended to life imprisonment, thus, reflects the intent oJ stringency in sentence-In operating the sentencing system, law should adopt the cqrrective machinery or the
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