Supreme Court of India

Ganesan v. State Rep. by Station House Officer

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Reported as [2021] 10 S.C.R. 514
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and M. R. Shah JJ.
Decided 29 October 2021

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Penal Code, 1860: s.397 – Applicability of – Held: To bri ng the case within s.397, the offender who uses any dead ly weapon, or causes grievous hurt to any person shall be liable fo r minimum punishment under s.397 – The term ‘offender’ under s.397 is confined to the ‘offender’ who uses any deadly weapon and us e of deadly weapon by one offender at the time of committi ng robbery cannot attract s.397 for the imposition of minimum pun ishment on another offender who has not used any deadly weapon. Penal Code, 1860: ss.391, 395, 397 – Prosecution case w as that on the fateful night, -1 to -5,

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