Supreme Court of India

Shimbhu and Anr. v. State of Haryana

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Reported as [2013] 14 S.C.R. 136

Bench P. Sathasivam J.

Decided 27 August 2013

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the said decision in Ba/dev Singh (supra) cannot be cited as a precedent and it should be confined to that case.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 376(2)(g), 366, 342, 363 and 506 rlw. s.34 - Conviction under- By courts below - Sentence of 10 ye·ar RI and fine for offence u/s. 376(2)(g) with other sentences for offences under other provisions - On appeal, plea for reducing the sentence - Held: Minimum sentence for the offence of gang rape is 10 years - However, lesser sentence can be imposed giving special and adequate reasons - Special and adequate reasons depend on facts and circumstances of the case - The grounds for reducing the sentence, taken in the present case, do no suffice special and adequate reasons -

Authorities it was built on

2003 Bhupinder Sharma v. State of Himachal Pradesh cited by 14
2004 Union of India v. Amrit Lal Manchanda and Anr. cited by 6
2005 State of M.P. v. Bala @ Balaram cited by 4
2000 State of Andhra Pradesh v. Polamala Raju @ Rajarao cited by 4
2012 State of Rajasthan v. Vinod Kumar cited by 3
2011 Baldev Singh & Ors. v. State of Punjab cited by 3
2000 Kamal Kishore Etc v. State of Himachal Pradesh cited by 2
2008 State of M.P. v. Bablu Natt cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2020 Indore Development Authority v. Manoharlal & Ors. Etc. relied on
2017 Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. v. Tarun Pal Singh & Ors. relied on
2015 State of M.P. v. Madan Lal referred to
2026 Ehsaan v. State of National Captial Territory of Delhi mentioned

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to · 1 mentioned

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