State Of Rajasthan vs Gajendra Singh

The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in reducing the sentence for the offence under Section 376 IPC without providing adequate and special reasons as mandated by the law. The Court emphasized that the minimum sentence for rape under Section 376 is seven years, and any deviation must be justified. Consequently, the Supreme Court restored the original sentence imposed by the trial court, rejecting the High Court's reduction of the sentence to five years.