Supreme Court of India · 2015-08-19
SAKHARAM vs STATE OF M.P.
- Citation / case number
- SC 2014/24070
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SAKHARAM
- Respondent
- STATE OF M.P.
- Author
- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE R. BANUMATHI
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.S. THAKUR, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. GOPALA GOWDA, HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE R. BANUMATHI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal of Sakharam against the High Court's modification of his conviction from Section 307 IPC to Section 325 IPC, sentencing him to seven years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine. The Court emphasized that the conviction under Section 325 IPC was appropriate given the circumstances of the case, which involved serious injuries inflicted during a communal altercation. The Court upheld the High Court's decision, affirming the modified conviction and sentence.