Supreme Court of India

State of Madhya Pradesh v. Man Singh

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Reported as [2019] 13 S.C.R. 570
Bench Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose JJ.
Decided 4 November 2019

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above discussion, the appeal is allowed and the order of the High Court is set aside.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Power of Hi gh Court u/s. 482 CrPC to alter the sentence passed by the Hig h Court itself – Respondent was prosecuted for committing o ffences punishable u/ss. 468, 471 & 419 of IPC – It was all eged that respondent forged a certificate and procured appoin tment to the post of Buffalo attendant in the veterinary department – Tri al Court convicted respondent u/ss. 468, 471 & 419 IPC and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year – On the issue of sentence, the respondent urged the benefit of probation of off enders Act, 1958,

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Of those, 2 relied on

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