Supreme Court of India

Gagan Kumar v. The State of Punjab

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Bench Abhay Manohar Sapre and Dinesh Maheshwari JJ.
Decided 14 February 2019
Status Distinguished

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.31 – Sentences in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial – Compliance of s. 31, by the Magistrate – Held: Magistrate should specify in the order by taking recourse to s. 31 as to whether the punishment of sentence of imprisonment so awarded for each offence would run concurrently or consecutively – On facts, Magistrate while passing the order of sentence erred in not mentioning as to whether the two punishments awarded to convict u/s. 279 and 304- IPC would run concurrently or consecutively – In view of the facts and circumstances of the case…

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