https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193709 A challenge to inadequate sentencing is governed by the statutory appeal scheme, under which Section 377 of the Code of Criminal Procedure authorises the State Government, and in specified cases the Central Government, to seek an appeal against sentence inadequacy. Section 372, as amended, did not confer the claimed right on the National Commission for Women, and a private body generally cannot invoke Article 136 on its own to question sentence. On the merits, Section 376(1) permits a lesser sentence for adequate and special reasons, and interference with the High Court's sentencing discretion is warranted only in exceptional circumstances. The reduced sentence was therefore left undisturbed. en-us Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:24:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193709 A challenge to inadequate sentencing is governed by the statutory appeal scheme, under which Section 377 of the Code of Criminal Procedure authorises the State Government, and in specified cases the Central Government, to seek an appeal against sentence inadequacy. Section 372, as amended, did not confer the claimed right on the National Commission for Women, and a private body generally cannot invoke Article 136 on its own to question sentence. On the merits, Section 376(1) permits a lesser sentence for adequate and special reasons, and interference with the High Court's sentencing discretion is warranted only in exceptional circumstances. The reduced sentence was therefore left undisturbed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193709