Supreme Court of India

Gagan Kumar v. The State of Punjab

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Reported as [2019] 3 S.C.R. 367
Bench Abhay Manohar Sapre and Dinesh Maheshw Ari JJ.
Decided 14 February 2019
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Code of Criminal Pr ocedure, 1973: s.31 – Sentences in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial – Compliance of s. 31, by the Magistrate – Held: Magistrate should specify in the or der by taking r ecourse to s. 31 as to whether the punishment of sentence of imprisonment so awar ded for each offence would r un concurrently or consecutively – On facts, Magistrate while passing the or der of sentence er red in not mentioning as to whether the two punishments awarded to convict u/s. 279 and 304- IPC would r un concur rently or consecutively – In view of the facts and cir cumstances of

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