Supreme Court of India

Rajendra Sharma v. State of West Bengal

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Reported as [2013] 7 S.C.R. 570
Bench P. Sathasivam and J. Chelameswar JJ.
Decided 17 July 2013

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PENAL CODE, 1860: c ss. 3951397 - Dacoity in gold jewellery workshop - Conviction of appellant-taxi driver along with another and sentence of 10 years RI - Held: The evidence on record has clearly established the involvement of appeUant in commission of the offence - Courts below rightly convicted the 0 appellant - However, as regards sentence, on going through all the aspects, particularly, the evidence of taxi-owner, who nowhere in his deposition stated about any illegal activity on the part of the appellant, ends of justice would be met by altering his sentence to the period already

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