Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 166 · Decided 21 March 2002
State of Karnataka v. Sharanappa Basanagouda Aregoudar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 166 · [2002] 2 S.C.R. 692
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 407/2002
- Decided
- 21 March 2002
- Bench
- R.P. SETHI, K.G. BALAKRISHNAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 279, 337, 338, 304, 304A
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: Sections 279, 337, 338 and 304-A. Rash and negligent driving resulting in death of four persons-Trial C Court found accused guilty and awarded 6 months imprisonment-On revision Single Judge upheld the conviction but reduced the sentence-On appeal, held, when accused found guilty of law very lightly-Conviction and sentence awarded by Trial Court upheld. D Sentencing: Discretion of Courts to consider wide range of facts while awarding sentence-To be exercised with due regard to larger interest of Society. E One 'V' alongwith his family, while returning back to his
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