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State of Rajasthan v. Vinod Kumar

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Reported as [2012] 6 S.C.R. 1
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and Dipak Misra JJ.
Decided 18 May 2012

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PENAL CODE, 1860: ss. 376 and 37611208 - Minimum prescribed sentence - c Conviction and sentence of 7 yeas of RI awarded by trial court to both the accused - High Court reducing the sentence to 5 years in case of main accused and to the period already undergone (11 months and 25 days) in case of co-accused - Held: In the instant case, the accused pleaded only for 0 reduction of punishment, but the Public Prosecutor vehemently opposed the prayer - Though the High Court further took note that awarding punishment lesser than the minimum sentence of 7 years was permissible only for adequate and

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