Supreme Court of India

State of Madhya Pradesh v. Babbu Barkare @ Dalap Singh

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 381
Bench Arijit Pasayat and S.H. Kapadia JJ.
Decided 13 May 2005

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Sentencing- .etermination of-Offence of rape-Conviction­ Punishment of 7 years by trial Court-Reduced by High Court-Permissibility of_:_Held: While determining the sentence, the facts of each case, nature of crime, the manner in which it was planned or committed, the motive, conduct of the accused, nature of weapons used and other attending circumstances are relevant~Undue sympathy to impose inadequate sentence would. do more harm to the justice system-Principle of proportionality should be adopted- Jn rape cases, if the Court does not mention adequate and special reasons, a sentence lesser

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