Supreme Court of India

Ganesan v. State Rep. by Station House Officer

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Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and M. R. Shah JJ.
Decided 29 October 2021

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Penal Code, 1860: s.397 – Applicability of – Held: To bring the case within s.397, the offender who uses any deadly weapon, or causes grievous hurt to any person shall be liable for minimum punishment under s.397 – The term ‘offender’ under s.397 is confined to the ‘offender’ who uses any deadly weapon and use of deadly weapon by one offender at the time of committing robbery cannot attract s.397 for the imposition of minimum punishment on another offender who has not used any deadly weapon.

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