Supreme Court of India

Surjit Singh v. Nahara Ram and Anr.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 356
Bench Arijit Pasayat and C.K. Thakker JJ.
Decided 5 August 2004
Status Distinguished

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Criminal Law-Appropriate sentence-Award of-General princi­ ples-Held: There should be adherence to the principle of proportionality according to the culpability of each kind of criminal conduct-It allows some significant discretion to the judge in awarding a sentence in each case-But undue sympathy to impose inadequate sentence would do more harm to justice system-Therefore, Court must award proper sentence having regard to the nature of offence and the manner in which it was committed-On facts, High Court not justified in reducing custodial sentence-Enhanced fine having been paid, custodial

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