Supreme Court of India

Bikram Dorjee v. State of West Bengal

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Reported as [2009] 6 S.C.R. 884
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and Asok Kumar Ganguly JJ.
Decided 24 April 2009

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that 10 years custodial sentence would meet the ends of justice.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Sentence/Sentencing: Life sentence for conviction uls 304 (Part I) /PC - Propriety of - Held : Life sentence in appropriate case can be imposed in a case re/atable to s. 304 (Part I) /PC - However, on facts, 1 O years custodial sentence would meet o the ends of justice - Penal Code, 1860 - s. 304 (Part/). Imposition of sentence - Determinative factors for - Proportionality in imposition of - Discussed. The question involved for consideration in the present appeal was whether sentence of life imprisonment could be awarded to the accused convicted u/s 304 (Part I) IPC. Partly allowing the

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