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Rajender Singh vs State Of Uttarakhand

Supreme Court Of India|15 March, 2010
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JUDGMENT / ORDER

Summary

Issue: Sentencing Discretion
Rule: Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code
Application: The court considered the appellant's sentence of two years for causing hurt with a weapon as excessive, given the nature of the injury and the appellant's remorse. The court reduced the sentence to the period already undergone (nine months).
Conclusion: The court exercised its sentencing discretion to consider the appellant's case sympathetically and reduce the sentence to an extent, taking into account the appellant's remorse and the nature of the injury.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 713 OF 2010 [ARISING OUT OF SLP(CRL.) NO. 6756 OF 2009] RAJENDER SINGH ..... APPELLANT VERSUS STATE OF UTTARAKHAND ..... RESPONDENT O R D E R Leave granted.
We have heard the learned counsel for the parties.
In the light of the fact that the incident happened in May, 1990 and the appellant has undergone about 9 months of the sentence out of the two years awarded under Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code, we dispose of this matter reducing the sentence of the appellant to that already undergone.
. J [HARJIT SINGH BEDI] . J [AFTAB ALAM] NEW DELHI MARCH 15, 2010.
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Title

Rajender Singh vs State Of Uttarakhand

Court

Supreme Court Of India

JudgmentDate
15 March, 2010
Judges
  • Harjit Singh Bedi
  • Aftab Alam

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