Karuba Nallappagari Sreenivasappa vs State Of Ap

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 376 IPC for the appellant accused of raping a 9-year-old girl, affirming the lower courts' decisions to impose a sentence of 7 years despite the statutory minimum of 10 years for such offenses. The Court noted that the trial court had discretion under Section 376(2)(f) to impose a lesser sentence with adequate reasons, which was exercised appropriately in this case. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, and the sentence was maintained.