Supreme Court of India

Ashok Kumar v. State (delhi Admjnistration)

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Reported as [1980] 2 S.C.R. 863
Bench V. R. Krishna Iyer and R. S. Pathak JJ.
Decided 29 January 1980

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Criminat trials-Sentence-Offender in his teens at the time of committing the offence-Age, if a mitigating circumstance. The appellant wtls co•victed and sentenced to two years' im.prisoE.ment and fine of Rs. 2,000 asd imprisoament for six months aad fiae of Rs. 500 for car ]ifting and scooter poaching. On the question of sentence. Allowing the appeals, HELD : (a) The sentence of imprisonment is reduced to th.e extent of the period already undera;oae; but th0; se11.tences of fiae a11d tlle alternative period of imprisonment in case of default are maintained. [865 ] (b) The long protracted

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