Supreme Court of India · 2002-03-21
State Of Karnataka vs Sharanappa Basanagouda Aregoudar
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 1529
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- State Of Karnataka
- Respondent
- Sharanappa Basanagouda Aregoudar
- Author
- K.G. Balakrishnan
- Bench
- R.P. Sethi, K.G. Balakrishnan
Judgment text excerpt
The State of Karnataka appealed against the adequacy of the sentence imposed on the respondent for offenses under Sections 279, 337, 338, and 304A of the Indian Penal Code. The trial court had sentenced the respondent to six months' imprisonment for causing death by negligence (Section 304A). The case examines the judicial discretion in sentencing and the appropriateness of the punishment relative to the gravity of the offense.