Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 929 · Decided 30 November 2006
State of Madhya Pradesh v. Kedar Yadav
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 929 · [2006] SUPP. 9 S.C.R. 852
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1334/2004
- Decided
- 30 November 2006
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, S.H. KAPADIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 307
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860-Section 307-Attempt to murder-Essential ingredients of -Stated-On facts, nature of injuries sustained, weapon used C and opinion of doctors that the injuries were enough to cause death-Thus, conviction of accused under section 307 by trial court justified-However, reduction of of relevant aspects of the matter as well as long passage of time not justified-Sentence/Sentencing. D Sentence/Sentencing: Imposition of-Duty of court to award proper sentence-Undue sympathy in favour of accused, effect of-Object of law behind imposition of appropriate sentence-Just and
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