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2017 DIGILAW 496 (SC)

Bhan Singh v. State of Punjab

2017-03-22

AMITAVA ROY, ARUN MISHRA

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ORDER : The appellant is aged 99 years by now. He has been convicted for commission of offence under Section 304B, 306 & 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (in short 'the IPC') and was sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for seven years under Section 304B I.P.C., Rigorous Imprisonment of five years and fine of Rs.1000/- under Section 306 I.P.C. and Rigorous Imprisonment of two years and fine of Rs.500/- under Section 498A I.P.C. 2. Considering the age of the appellant to be 99 years by now and he has suffered sentence of one year and nine month already, we, without making it precedent in any other case, considering purely the age of the appellant as well as the role played by him, reduce the sentence to that of already undergone and direct, since the appellant is suffering incarceration, the appellant to be released forthwith, if not required in any other criminal case. 3. The appeal is allowed.