Pareshbhai Annabhai Sonvane Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors.
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Head Note
Indian Penal Code,1860 - Section 395
Sentence - Reduction in -Sentence of one year awarded by the trial Court set aside by High Court and sentence the appellant to RI for five years -Conviction of the appellant under Section 395 IPC affirmed - Appellant was 21-22 years of age on the date of incident - Value of the alleged loot including cash and mobile was only Rs.16,550/- Nothing was recovered from him - Appellant remained in jail for three years and two months on account of continuous incarceration since his surrender on 28.07.2023 - Fine of Rs.100/- has been paid -Period of sentence imposed upon the appellant reduced to the period already undergone, i.e., three years and two months of actual imprisonment.
Topic(s)-Sec 395 IPC - Sentence reduced