Supreme Court of India

State of Karnataka v. Muralidhar

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Reported as [2009] 4 S.C.R. 400
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and Asok Kumar Ganguly JJ.
Decided 16 March 2009

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Sentence/Sentencing: c Sentence for imprisonment and fine for conviction u/ss. 279, 338 and 304 /PC - Reduction of by confining it to fine and waiving of custodial imprisonment - On appeal, held: High court order not justified - Custodial sentence was waived without indicating any reason - Order of trial court restored - 0 Penal Code, 1860 - s. 71 Award of Punishment - Criterion for determining - Discussed. Penal Code, 1860 - s. 304- - Applicability of - Discussed. Words and Phrases - 'Negligence' - Meaning of in the context of s. 304 /PC. Trial court awarded imprisonment and imposed fine for

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