Supreme Court of India
Bhola Kumhar v. State of Chhattisgarh
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We are of the view that reference to Section 386 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short ‘Cr.P.C.’) would be apposite.
Judgment, page 13
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Constitution of India – Art. 19(1)(d), 21 – Illegal detention – Accused kept in prison beyond the Period of Imprisonment – The appellant was convicted for the offence punishable u/s. 376 of IPC and Sections 3(ii)(v) and 3(1)(xii) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – He was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 12 years and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- and in default, to undergo imprisonment for one more year – High Court in appeal, confirmed the conviction but reduced his sentence of 12 years rigorous imprisonment to 7 years…
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