Asgar vs State Of Uttarakhand

The Supreme Court, in Criminal Appeal No. 620 of 2009, reduced the sentence of the appellant-accused to three months considering the age of the appellant. The Court emphasized the importance of age in sentencing decisions, thereby exercising its discretion under Section 433 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The appeal was disposed of with the direction that if the appellant had not served the sentence, he should be taken into custody to serve it.