Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 531 · Decided 12 August 2013
State of M.P. v. Babulal & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 531 · [2013] 10 S.C.R. 21
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1156/2013
- Decided
- 12 August 2013
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, S.A. BOBDE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 148, 3241149, 3261149, 3241
Headnote
A B Sentence/Sentencing - Conviction u/ss. 148, 3241149 and 3261149 IPC and s~ntence of 3 years SI by trial court and appellate court - Revi~ional Court upheld the conviction, but C reduced the sentence to 3 months on the ground of delay in criminal proceedings - Held: It is solemn duty of Court - Taking a lenient view showing misplaced sympathy to the accused on any consideration reduces the criminal justice system into a D mockery - In the present case, in view of the serious nature of injuries on the victims, High Court was not justified in reducing the sentence - Penal Code, 1860 -
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