Supreme Court of India
State of M.P. v. Mohan & Others
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We are of the view that in spite of various judicial pronouncements of this Court, we have come across several cases where the High Courts are committing the same mistake and reducing the sentence without application of mind and stating no reasons.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s.307 read with s.319 - Attempt to murder- Ingredients of - Explained - Held: gun shot, as in the instant case, may miss the vital part of the body and may result in a lacerated wound, that itself is sufficient to attract s. 307 - High Court 0 is, therefore, in error in reducing the sentence, holding that the injury was not on the vital part of the body - Sentence/ Sentencing. Sentence/Sentencing: Trial court sentencing the accused to 3 years RI u/s 307 /PC for causing gun shot injuries to victims - High Court reducing the sentence to period already undergone - Held: In
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