Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 388 · Decided 1 July 2013
State of M.P. v. Najab Khan and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 388 · [2013] 8 S.C.R. 301
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 809/2013
- Decided
- 1 July 2013
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, M.Y. EQBAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 326134, 307, 341, 326, 34
Headnote
Sentence/Sentencing - Conviction uls. 326134 /PC by courts below - Sentence of 3 years RI imposed by trial court A B - Reduced by High Court to sentence for the period already C undergone i.e. 14 days - On appeal, Held: In view of the serious nature of injuries, High Court was not justified in - Facts and circumstances of the case, nature of crime, manner of planning and commission of the offence, motive, conduct o of accused, nature of weapons and all other attending circumstances are relevant while imposing sentence - It is duty of the Court to award appropriate sentence and not to
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