Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 9 · Decided 6 January 2012
State of Punjab v. Balwinder Singh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 9 · [2012] 1 S.C.R. 45
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 47/2012
- Decided
- 6 January 2012
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, JASTI CHELAMESWAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 337, 279, 304A
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: A B ss. 304-A, 337 and 279 - Five deaths caused due to rash c and negligent driving and by colliding of two vehicles - Sentence - Held: While considering the quantum of sentence to be imposed for the offence of causing death or injury by rash and negligent driving of automobiles, be deterrence - For lessening the high o rate of motor accidents due to careless and callous driving of vehicles, the courts are expected to consider all relevant • facts and circumstances bearing on the question of sentence and proceed to impose a sentence commensurate with the gravity of
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