Supreme Court of India
Dashrath v. The State of Maharashtra
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In view of the aforesaid judgments that where minimum sentence is provided for, the court cannot impose less than the minimum sentence.
Judgment, page 11
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Issue for Consideration The conviction of the appellant as well as the sentence imposed on him u/ss.7 and 13(1)(d) r/w. s.13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 is questioned. Headnotes† Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – ss.7 and 13(1)(d) r/w. s.13(2) – Appellant contended that i) sanction to prosecute was mechanically granted; ii) investigation was conducted by an Inspector of Police (PW-4), although in terms of the statutory mandate contained in s.17 of the PC Act, no officer lower in rank than a Deputy Superintendent of Police can investigate the crime; iii) the demand was not
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