Supreme Court of India

Saroj @ Suraj Panchal & Anr. v. State of West Bengal

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Reported as [2014] 4 S.C.R. 646
Bench T.S. Thakur and C. Nagappan JJ.
Decided 3 April 2014

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered view that imposition of seven years rigorous imprisonment on each of the appellants for the conviction under Section 304 Part I IPC would meet the ends F of justice.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 - s.304 Part I rlw s.34 and s.300, First Exception - There was love affair between ' ' and 'S' - On the occurrence night, 'S' went to the house of ' ' to meet her - Annoyed by the presence of 'S' in their house in the night, the father and uncle of ' ' (the appellants) and other accused persons beat 'S' and dragged him through the staircase which resulted in injuries to 'S' and ultimately in his death - o Conviction of appellants uls}02 rlw s.34 /PC - Challenge to - Held: Nobody would tolerate an intruder into their house in the night hours - By no means, can it be held to be

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