https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194285 For rape of a girl below twelve years, the statutory minimum sentence of ten years rigorous imprisonment could be departed from only for adequate and special reasons recorded in the judgment. The High Court's reliance on the accused's age, family circumstances, illiteracy, alleged intoxication, and social background was insufficient to justify reduction below that minimum. The trial court's sentence was supported by the victim's age, the cruel nature of the offence, and the absence of mitigating factors. The reduction to four years was therefore set aside and the original ten-year sentence restored, while the conviction, fine, and default sentence were left undisturbed. en-us Thu, 30 Mar 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 04 Sep 2017 11:24:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194285 For rape of a girl below twelve years, the statutory minimum sentence of ten years rigorous imprisonment could be departed from only for adequate and special reasons recorded in the judgment. The High Court's reliance on the accused's age, family circumstances, illiteracy, alleged intoxication, and social background was insufficient to justify reduction below that minimum. The trial court's sentence was supported by the victim's age, the cruel nature of the offence, and the absence of mitigating factors. The reduction to four years was therefore set aside and the original ten-year sentence restored, while the conviction, fine, and default sentence were left undisturbed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 30 Mar 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194285