Supreme Court of India

Sawal Das v. The State of Bihar

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Reported as [1975] 1 S.C.R. 607
Decided 7 August 1974

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Practice-Conviction-Sentence not passed by trial Court-Whether appellate· Court could pass sentence. Penal Code-S. 201. The applicant, was convicted and sentenced for an offence under ss. 302/34. I. P. . In respect of his conviction under s. 201, I. P. . no separate sentence was. imposed by the trial court. The High Court converted the conviction to one under s. 302 simpliciter but maintained his conviction under s. 201. On appeal, affirming the conviction under s. 201, I. P. . this Court passed an' order of sentence under s. 201, I. P. . In review application it was contended: that since no

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