Supreme Court of India

State of Jammu and Kashmir v. Vinay Nanda

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Bench K.T. Thomas and R.P. Sethi JJ.
Decided 16 January 2001

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Jammu & Kashmir Prevention of Corruption Act, Svt. 2006: · Section 5(2) proviso-Minimum sentence-Imposition of - Criteria to award-Held: Where there are mitigating circumstances minimum sentence c may be awarded for 'special reasons'- 'Special reasons' have to be .... ·distinguished from 'good' or other reasons'-Reaching superannuation is not a 'special reason '-Similarly, prolonged litigation is not a 'special reason '-Hence, under these circumstances minimum sentence may not be awarded.…

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