Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 684 · Decided 30 November 2004
State of U.P. v. Kishan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 684 · [2004] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 530
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1381/2004
- Decided
- 30 November 2004
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, S.H. KAPADIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
Indian Penal Code, I 860 : S. 304 (Part-/I)-Conviction by trial court-Seven years RI imposed- C High Court, by non-speaking order, reducing the sentence to the period already undergone merely on the ground of lapse of time-Held, as the High Court disposed of the matter by an unreasoned order, attitude by imposing meager sentence merely for lapse of time would be counter-productive-It is the duty of every court to award proper sentence having regard to the nature of offence and the manner in which it was committed. Respondent-accused was prosecuted under Section 302 IPC for causing
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