Supreme Court of India

State of Karnataka v. Puttaraja

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 274
Bench Doraiswamy Raju and Arijit Pasayat JJ.
Decided 27 November 2003

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Sentencing : Appropriate sentence-Award of--Principles-Discussed. Penal Code, 1860: Section 376-Rape of pregnant woman in the presence of her husband-Minimum sentence prescribed as seven years-Trial Court awarding 5 years-High Court reducing sentence to the period of custody of 46 days already undergone-Justificiation of;_Held: There was no ·scope of awarding sentence lesser than prescribed minimum-Reasons given by High Court for reducing the sentence not adequate and special­ Before the High Court, State has not challenged the quantum of sentence­ Hence sentence awarded by trial Court

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