Sukra Dehri v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court criminal appeal; Cr. Appeal (S.J.) No.867 of 2012; Sukra Dehri, Budhan Dehri, Paltu Dehri v. State of Jharkhand; conviction under Section 323/34 IPC; sentence modification; release on admonition under Section 3, Probation of Offenders Act; six months rigorous imprisonment with Rs. 700/- fine each set aside as mode of punishment; first offenders; spur-of-the-moment scuffle; Principal Sessions Judge Pakur; Sessions Trial No.17 of 2008; appeal dismissed with modified sentence; Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.; decided 21 March 2024.
What did the court decide?
Release of the appellants on admonition under Section 3 of the Probation of Offenders Act, effecting a modification of the original sentence of six months' rigorous imprisonment; the appeal itself is dismissed. ¶15