Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 1215 · Decided 3 December 2007
State of Madhya Pradesh v. Babulal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 1215 · [2007] 12 S.C.R. 795
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1658/2007
- Decided
- 3 December 2007
- Bench
- C.K. THAKKER, ALTAMAS KABIR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376
Headnote
OF MADHYA PRADESH A v. BABULAL DECEMBER 3, 2007 [C.K. THAKKERANDALTAMASKABIR,JJ.] B Penal Code, 1860-s. 37 6 (I )-Rape of married woman in broad day light under threat of knife-Conviction by trial Court-Sentence of7 years RI (minimum sentence)-High Court reducing the sentence c to period than the mini.'11um sentence without 'adequate 'and 'special' reasons, is illegal-Trial Court was wholly right and fully justified in awarding D punishment for 7 years as envisaged bys. 376 (1)-Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1983-Sentencing. Sentence/Sentencing-Sexual offence against woman-
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