Supreme Court of India
Sanjiv Kumar @ Gora v. State of Punjab
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We are of the view that sentencing for any offence has a social goal.
Judgment, page 8
From the headnote
c Penal code, 1860- ss. 395, 450 and 342 - Prosecution under- Of appellant-accused- Conviction affirmed by High Court reducing the sentence - On appeal, held: In view of the evidence on record the accused was rightly convicted - His sentence cannot be reduced to the period already undergone on the ground that more than. 10 years have passed after the incident - Sentence/Sentencing. Sentence/Sentencing - Imposition of punishment - Principles to be followed by court- Discussed. Dismissing the appeals, the Court HELD: 1. After re-assessing the entire evidence on record, no illegality is found to
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