Supreme Court of India

Birbal B. Chouhan & Anr. Etc. Etc. v. State of Chhattisgarh Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [2011] 13 S.C.R. 151
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and T.S. Thakur JJ.
Decided 14 November 2011

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PENAL CODE, 1860: ss. 399 and 402 - Accused-appellants found guilty of c assembling and preparing for committing dacoity - Conviction and sentence of 5 years RI imposed by trial court, affirmed by High Court - Held: The orders under challenge do not suffer from any legal infirmity nor do they suffer from any perversity in appreciation of evidence on record - 0 However, in the facts and circumstances of the case, the sentence is reduced to 3 years RI under both the counts - Sentence/Sentencing. The appellants along with six others were prosecuted for commission of offences punishable ulss 399

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