State Of Rajasthan vs Vinod Kumar

The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of Vinod Kumar and Heera Lal under Section 376 IPC and Section 376 read with Section 120B IPC, affirming the High Court's decision which maintained the convictions but reduced the sentences from 7 years to 5 years for Vinod Kumar and from 7 years to 11 months and 25 days for Heera Lal. The Court emphasized that the minimum punishment under Section 376 IPC is 7 years, and the High Court's reduction lacked adequate justification. The Court ultimately directed that the sentences be restored to the original term of 7 years for both respondents.