Supreme Court of India

State of Rajasthan v. Banwari Lal and Another

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Reported as [2022] 5 S.C.R. 613
Bench M. R. Shah and B. V. Nagarathna JJ.
Decided 8 April 2022

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid discussion and for the reasons stated above, the present appeal is allowed insofar as the accused Banwari Lal is concerned.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Appeal by State: Conviction of accused- by the trial Court for the offence u/s.307 IPC for having caused serio us injuries on the vital part of the body of the victim/injured – Trial Court sentenced accused- to undergo three years’ rigorous imprisonmen t – In an appeal before the High Court, the accused did not ch allenge the conviction, but only prayed the Court to reduce the sentence to the period already undergone by him by submitting that occurrence took place about 26 years ago; that they were facin g trial since then; and when the occurrence took place, they were young and now they are

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