Supreme Court of India · 2019-03-11
UNION OF INDIA vs EX. NO.6492086A SEP/ASH KULBEER SINGH
- Citation / case number
- SC 2016/33195
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- UNION OF INDIA
- Respondent
- EX. NO.6492086A SEP/ASH KULBEER SINGH
- Author
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the case of a soldier who was declared a deserter after failing to report to his unit for 302 days. The court examined the circumstances surrounding his absence and the subsequent Summary Court Martial proceedings. It held that the soldier's plea of guilty and the context of his absence, including personal family issues, warranted a reconsideration of the severity of the punishment imposed.