https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200071 Sections 376(1) and 376(2) of the Indian Penal Code require minimum punishment for rape, and a court may depart below that floor only on recording adequate and special reasons. The Supreme Court held that the High Court's reliance on the accused's rural background was neither adequate nor special, and that sentencing must reflect proportionality, deterrence, and the gravity of offences against women. The reduction of the sentence to the period already undergone was therefore unsustainable, and the order was set aside with direction to serve the remaining sentence. en-us Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 15:00:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200071 Sections 376(1) and 376(2) of the Indian Penal Code require minimum punishment for rape, and a court may depart below that floor only on recording adequate and special reasons. The Supreme Court held that the High Court's reliance on the accused's rural background was neither adequate nor special, and that sentencing must reflect proportionality, deterrence, and the gravity of offences against women. The reduction of the sentence to the period already undergone was therefore unsustainable, and the order was set aside with direction to serve the remaining sentence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200071