Supreme Court of India

The State of Madhya Pradesh v. Suresh

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Reported as [2019] 5 S.C.R. 836
Bench Abhay Manohar Sapre and Dinesh Maheshwari JJ.
Decided 20 February 2019

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Sentencing – Principle of Proportionality – Case of the prosecution that the accused-respondent assaulted his fat her who later succumbed to the injury – Trial Court found th e respondent guilty u/s.304 Part II, IPC and awarded him 3 years ’ rigorous imprisonment while setting off the period of detent ion already undergone (3 months, 21 days) against the term of imp risonment imposed on him – High Court though upheld the conviction of the respondent but modified the sentence of 3 years’ ri gorous imprisonment to that of the period already undergone i.e. 3 months and 21 days – On appeal, held:

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