Supreme Court of India · 2005-10-24
State Of M.P vs Sunil
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2006 SUPREME COURT 627
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- State Of M.P
- Respondent
- Sunil
- Author
- G. P. Mathur
- Bench
- R.C. Lahoti, G.P. Mathur, P.K. Balasubramanyan
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal by the State of M.P. challenging the High Court's decision which reduced the sentence of the accused convicted under Sections 342, 363, 366, and 376 IPC. The Court held that the sentence of 6 years and 2 months already served by the accused was not inadequate or contrary to law, affirming the High Court's judgment. The ruling emphasizes the discretion of the courts in sentencing based on the facts and circumstances of each case.