Supreme Court of India

Manjappa v. State of Karnataka

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Reported as [2007] 7 S.C.R. 275
Bench C.K. Thakker and Al Tamas Kabir JJ.
Decided 18 May 2007

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, the appeal is partly allowed by holding that the sentence already undergone by the appellant is held sufficient and adequate in the facts and circumstances of the case.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

t'. Prosecution for causing grievous injury-Concurrent finding and conviction by courts below-Initial sentence of I year imprisonment reduced to 1112 months-Order for compensation to the injured-Accused undergone c imprisonment of I 5 days-In appeal to Supreme Court plea for grant of probation to the accused-Held: Conviction is justified-Probation cannot be granted because the injuries were caused intentionally-However, in view of long lapse of time, sentence of imprisonment reduced to already undergone-Additional compensation of Rs. I 0, 0001- granted-Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973-ss.

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