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Supreme Court of India · 2016-03-18

PARESHBHAI ANNABHAI SONVANE vs STATE OF GUJARAT .

Citation / case number
SC 2015/42153
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
PARESHBHAI ANNABHAI SONVANE
Respondent
STATE OF GUJARAT .
Author
SHIVA KIRTI SINGH
Bench
SHIVA KIRTI SINGH DIPAK MISRA

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 395 IPC for robbery, affirming the High Court's decision to enhance the sentence. However, the Court found that the appellant had already served three years and two months in prison, which warranted a reduction of the sentence to the time already served. The Court ordered the release of the appellant if not required in any other case, thus allowing the appeal to that extent.

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