https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303222 Section 31 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 gives the Court judicial discretion to direct sentences for two or more offences tried at one trial to run concurrently or consecutively, subject to Section 71 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The provision does not create a rigid rule favouring consecutive terms; the choice must depend on the nature of the offences and the aggravating or mitigating circumstances. Applying that discretion to the facts, the Court treated the matrimonial background, limited visits, and mediation context as relevant and ordered the sentences for the offences under Sections 498A and 306 IPC to run concurrently. en-us Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 08 Jul 2022 19:22:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303222 Section 31 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 gives the Court judicial discretion to direct sentences for two or more offences tried at one trial to run concurrently or consecutively, subject to Section 71 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The provision does not create a rigid rule favouring consecutive terms; the choice must depend on the nature of the offences and the aggravating or mitigating circumstances. Applying that discretion to the facts, the Court treated the matrimonial background, limited visits, and mediation context as relevant and ordered the sentences for the offences under Sections 498A and 306 IPC to run concurrently. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303222