Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 115 · Decided 13 February 2015
State of M.P. v. Mehtaab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 115 · [2015] 1 S.C.R. 1116
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 290/2015
- Decided
- 13 February 2015
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, ADARSH KUMAR GOEL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304A, 337; CrPC Section 357
Headnote
1 S.C.R. 1116 STATE OF M.P. v. MEHTAAB (Criminal Appeal No. 290 of 2015) FEBRUARY 13, 2015 [T.S. THAKUR AND ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, JJ.) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.357-A - C Conviction u/s. 304A and 337 /PC - Sentence of 1 year and of 3 months for respective offences - Reduced by High Court o - Apart from the sentence, compensation is required to be paid by the accused - On failure of accused to pay the same, State is required to award the compensation - High Court not justified in reducing the sentence - Accused directed to pay compensation of Rs. 2 lakhs and in default would
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