Dinesh v. State
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court allowed a criminal revision petition where the petitioner, though convicted, was released on admonition under Section 3 of Probation of Offenders Act due to age and lack of antecedents, despite opposing submissions by the Public Prosecutor.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner to be released after admonition under Section 3 of the Act; conviction maintained; bail bonds discharged; pending applications disposed of; record sent back.
What the court decided
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[CRLR-154/2006]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 154/2006
Dinesh
----Petitioner
Versus
State
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Chaitanya Gahlot For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vikram Sharma, PP
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI
Judgment
07/07/2022
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to benefit under Section 3 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 given his age and absence of criminal antecedents?
Whether the high court can modify the sentence of the lower court to release the accused after admonition instead of imprisonment?
Whether the conviction for offence under Section 420 IPC and Sections 78, 80 of TMA should be modified?
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Dinesh
- respondent
State
Coram
Pushpendra Singh Bhati
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Rajasthan HC
- Decided on
- · July
- Registered
- Case no.
- CRLR/154/2006
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