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february 2009

Supreme Court of India · 2009-02-27

Salig Ram Sharma vs State Of M.P

Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Salig Ram Sharma
Respondent
State Of M.P
Bench
D.K. Jain, R.M. Lodha

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 392 read with Section 34 IPC for robbery, affirming the lower courts' decisions. The Court noted that while the prosecution's delay in lodging the FIR and discrepancies in witness testimonies were raised, they found no grounds to overturn the conviction. However, considering the circumstances of the case, the Court reduced the sentence to the period already undergone by the appellant, allowing the appeal in part.

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