Supreme Court of India
Venkatesh @ Chandra & Anr. Etc v. State of Karnataka
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We are of the opinion that the ends of justice would require that maximum punishment prescribed under section 394 Indian Penal Code is awarded to the accused, as the fact situation of this case requires that the sentence a warded to the accused should serve as a deterrent.
Judgment, page 21
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Evidence Act, 1872: s.27 – Settled Legal Position – Going by the parameters of s.27 of the Evidence Act, only so much of information which relates distinctly to the facts the reby discovered can be stated to have been proved – Only that part of the state ment which leads to the discovery of certain facts alone could be marked in evidence and not the entire of the statement – All the ear lier facts narrated in the statement about past history which are in the nature of self-implication, would be inadmissible as amoun ting to a confession made to a police officer. Practice and Procedure: The
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