Basant Kumar Jaiswal v. State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
In a criminal revision, the High Court reduced the petitioner's sentence from four months to three months imprisonment and a fine of Rs.500, citing the minimum punishment prescribed under the Bihar Excise Act for the first offence.
What did the court decide?
Sentence modified to three months imprisonment and a fine of Rs.500/.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
Criminal Revision No.962 of 2008
Basant Kumar Jaiswal
Son of Manohar Lal Jaiswal, resident of Kendwa Pool P.S. Kendwadih District Dhanbad … … Petitioner Versus
State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party
CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY
For the Petitioner : Mr. Mohan Kr. Dubey, Adv. : Mr. Shambhu Nath Tiwari, Adv. For the State : Mr. Rakesh Kr. Sinha, A.P.P --09/18.12.2019 Heard Mr. Mohan Kr. Dubey, learned counsel
appearing on behalf of the petitioner.
- Heard Mr. Rakesh Kr. Sinha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party - State.
- This revision application has been filed for the following relief:
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the sentence imposed in the revision should be modified to align with the minimum punishment prescribed under the Bihar Excise Act?
Whether the petitioner is eligible for remission of sentence given the time elapsed since the institution of the case?
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Basant Kumar Jaiswal
- respondent
State of Jharkhand
Coram
Anubha Rawat Choudhary
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Jharkhand HC
- Decided on
- · December
- Registered
- Case no.
- Cr.Rev./962/2008
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