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7/26/2019 It is Difficult to Lay Down Any Straitjacket Approach in the Matter of Sentencing Discretion by the Court

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REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2387 OF 2014(Arisin !"# !$ SLP (Cr%.& N!. 2487'2014&

O.M. CHERIAN THAN)ACHAN *..A++,%%-n#

,rs"s

STATE OF )ERALA / ORS. *.R,s+!n,n#s

J U D M E N T

R. Banumathi, J.

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2. Tis -++,-% -ris,s !"# !$ #, "5,n# -#,

27.11.2013 +-ss, in Cr%. A++,-% N!. 610'200 9 :i; #,

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-++,%%-n#'1s#-;;"s, "n,r S,;#i!ns 468A -n 30 IPC -n

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-n PB@1 -n #, r,%-#i,s !$ Li%%i>"##9 :,r, -%s! #! -##,n #,

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in 5!#i!n. Ini#i-%%9 FIR :-s r,is#,r, $!r "nn-#"r-% ,-#

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"n,r S,;#i!n 174 Cr.P.C. -n !n s"s,",n# ;!5+%-in#= #,

s-5, :-s -%#,r, #! !n, $!r #, !$$,n;,s +"nis-%, "n,r

S,;#i!ns 468A -n 30 IPC. PB@4 ;!n";#, -"#!+s9 -n

s"5i##, #, +!s#@5!r#,5 r,+!r#. PB@14= in,s#i-#in

!$$i;,r= - #->,n "+ #, in,s#i-#i!n -n s,i?, #,

!;"5,n#s -n 5-#,ri-% !,;#s -n ,-5in, #, :i#n,ss,s

-n %-i #, ;-r, s,,# --ins# #, -++,%%-n# -n !#,r

-;;"s,. In #, #ri-% ;!"r#= PBs 1 #! 1 :,r, ,-5in, -n

Es. P@1 #! P@2 :,r, 5-r>, -n MOs 1 #! 18 :,r, i,n#i$i,.

T, -;;"s, :,r, ",s#i!n, "n,r S,;#i!n 313 Cr.P.C. -n

#,9 ,ni, -%% #, in;ri5in-#in ,i,n;, -n ;ir;"5s#-n;,s

r!"# !"# in ,i,n;, --ins# #,5.

4. U+!n ;!nsi,r-#i!n !$ ,i,n;,= #, #ri-% ;!"r#

;!ni;#, #, -++,%%-n#'1s#-;;"s, "n,r S,;#i!n 468A IPC

-n s,n#,n;, i5 #! "n,r! #:! 9,-rs !$ ri!r!"s

i5+ris!n5,n# -n #! +-9 - $in, !$ Rs.=000'@ -n in ,$-"%# !$

+-95,n# !$ $in,= #! "n,r! $"r#,r i5+ris!n5,n# !$ !n, 9,-r.

F!r #, !$$,n;, +"nis-%, "n,r S,;#i!n 30 IPC= #, #ri-%

;!"r# s,n#,n;, i5 #! "n,r! ri!r!"s i5+ris!n5,n# $!r

s,,n 9,-rs -n #! +-9 - $in, !$ Rs.0=000'@ -n in ,$-"%# !$

+-95,n# !$ $in,= #! "n,r! $"r#,r i5+ris!n5,n# !$ #r,,

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9,-rs. T, s"s#-n#i, s,n#,n;,s !$ #, -++,%%-n# :,r,

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;!ni;#i!n -n -%s! #, s,n#,n;, !$ i5+ris!n5,n# i5+!s,

"+!n -%% #, -;;"s,.

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-+-r# $r!5 +-9in ;,r#-in -5!"n#s !$ $in,= #, ,#-i%s !$:i; 5-9 n!# , n,;,ss-r9.


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31. Sentence in cases of conviction of several

offences at one trial. G(1& B,n - +,rs!n is;!ni;#, -# !n, #ri-% !$ #:! !r 5!r, !$$,n;,s= #,C!"r# 5-9= s",;# #! #, +r!isi!ns !$ S,;#i!n 71!$ #, Ini-n P,n-% C!, (4 !$ 180&= s,n#,n;,i5 $!r s"; !$$,n;,s= #! #, s,,r-%

+"nis5,n#s +r,s;ri, #,r,$!r, :i; s";C!"r# is ;!5+,#,n# #! in$%i;# s"; +"nis5,n#s:,n ;!nsis#in !$ i5+ris!n5,n# #! ;!55,n;,#, !n, -$#,r #, ,+ir-#i!n !$ #, !#,r in s";!r,r -s #, C!"r# 5-9 ir,;#= "n%,ss #, C!"r#ir,;#s #-# s"; +"nis5,n#s s-%% r"n;!n;"rr,n#%9.

(2&*****(3&*****

T,r,$!r,= #, s#-#"#!r9 s#i+"%-#i!n is ;%,-r #-#n!r5-%%9 s,n#,n;,s in s"; ;-s,s -r, #! r"n ;!ns,;"#i,%9.

H,n;, :, $in i# i$$i;"%# $!r "s #! -;;,+# #, s#-#,5,n#!$ %-: 5-, in #, -!, 5,n#i!n, #:! ;-s,s. B,=#,r,$!r,= ,,5 i# -++r!+ri-#, #-# #, 5-##,r , ;!nsi,r,9 -


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#:! !r 5!r, !$$,n;,s= s"; s,n#,n;,s :i%% r"n !n, -$#,r #,

!#,r in s"; !r,r -s C!"r# ir,;#s= "n%,ss #, C!"r# ir,;#s

r"nnin !$ +"nis5,n#s ;!n;"rr,n#%9 -n #, C!"r#s

is;r,#i!n #! !r,r ;!n;"rr,n# r"nnin !$ s,n#,n;,s is n!# in

-n9 5-nn,r r,s#ri;#,. I# :-s ;!n#,n, #-# #,r, is n!

r,-s!n #! +r,s"5, #-# ,n,r-% r"%, is #-# s,n#,n;,s :i%% r"n

!n, -$#,r #, !#,r -n ,;,+#i!n is #-# +"nis5,n#s :i%% r"n

;!n;"rr,n#%9. H, $"r#,r s"5i##, #-# #, "i;i-% "i,%in,

in Mohd.Akhtar Hussainis in n! :-9 in ;!n$%i;# :i# S,;#i!n

31 Cr.P.C.

7. B, -, ,-r Ms. ,n 9 #, ;!"r#s ,%!:. L,-rn,

;!"ns,% +%-;, r,%i-n;, !n #, r,;,n# "5,n# !$ #is C!"r#

in #ur"odhan $out v. !tate of %rissa= 2014 (8& SCALE 6.

8. B, -, i,n !"r #!"#$"% ;!nsi,r-#i!n #! #,

5-##,r -n +,r"s, #, 5-#,ri-%s !n r,;!r.

6. S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C. r,%-#,s #! #, "-n#"5 !$

+"nis5,n# #-# #, ;!"r# -s "risi;#i!n #! +-ss :,r, #,

-;;"s, is ;!ni;#, $!r #:! !r 5!r, !$$,n;,s -# !n, #ri-%.

S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C. r,-s -s $!%%!:s@

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S.31. Sentence in cases of conviction ofseveral offences at one trial.. '() hen a

*erson is convicted at one trial of t+o or moreoffences, the Court ma", subect to the *rovisions of!ection of the Indian Penal Code (- of /01),

sentence him for such offences, to the several*unishments *rescribed therefor +hich such Courtis com*etent to inflict2 such *unishments +henconsistin3 of im*risonment to commence the oneafter the e4*iration of the other in such order as theCourt ma" direct, unless the Court directs thatsuch *unishments shall run concurrentl".

(5) In the case of consecutive sentences, itshall not be necessar" for the Court b" reason onl"

of the a33re3ate *unishment for the severaloffences bein3 in e4cess of the *unishment +hichit is com*etent to inflict on conviction of a sin3leoffence, to send the offender for trial before ahi3her Court6

Provided that7

(a) in no case shall such *erson be sentenced toim*risonment for a lon3er *eriod than

fourteen "ears2

(b) the a33re3ate *unishment shall not e4ceedt+ice the amount of *unishment +hich theCourt is com*etent to inflict for a sin3leoffence.

(8) 9or the *ur*ose of a**eal b" aconvicted *erson, the a33re3ate of the consecutivesentences *assed a3ainst him under this section

shall be deemed to be a sin3le sentence.:

10. S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C. r,%-#,s #! #, "-n#"5 !$

+"nis5,n# :i; 5-9 , %,-%%9 +-ss, :,n #,r, is

(-& !n, #ri-% -n (& #, -;;"s, is ;!ni;#, !$ #:! !r 5!r,

8


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!$$,n;,s. S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C. s-9s #-# s",;# #! #,

+r!isi!ns !$ S,;#i!n 71 IPC= C!"r# 5-9 +-ss s,+-r-#,

s,n#,n;,s $!r #:! !r 5!r, !$$,n;,s !$ :i; #, -;;"s, is

$!"n "i%#9= "# #, -r,-#, +"nis5,n# 5"s# n!# ,;,,

#, %i5i# $i, in #, +r!is! (-& -n (& !$ s"@s,;#i!n (2& !$

S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C. In S,;#i!n 31(1& Cr.P.C.= sin;, #, :!r

ma" is "s,= in !"r ;!nsi,r, i,:= :,n - +,rs!n is

;!ni;#, $!r #:! !r 5!r, !$$,n;,s -# !n, #ri-%= #, ;!"r# 5-9

,,r;is, i#s is;r,#i!n in ir,;#in #-# #, s,n#,n;, $!r ,-;

!$$,n;, 5-9 ,i#,r r"n ;!ns,;"#i,%9 !r ;!n;"rr,n#%9 s",;#

#! #, +r!isi!ns !$ S,;#i!n 71 IPC.


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#:! !r 5!r, !$$,n;,s. I# is 5-ni$,s# $r!5 S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C.

#-# #, C!"r# -s #, +!:,r -n is;r,#i!n #! iss", -

ir,;#i!n $!r ;!n;"rr,n# r"nnin !$ #, s,n#,n;,s :,n #,

-;;"s, is ;!ni;#, -# !n, #ri-% $!r #:! !r 5!r, !$$,n;,s.

S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C. -"#!ri?,s #, +-ssin !$ ;!n;"rr,n#

s,n#,n;,s in ;-s,s !$ s"s#-n#i, s,n#,n;,s !$ i5+ris!n5,n#.

An9 s,n#,n;, !$ i5+ris!n5,n# in ,$-"%# !$ $in, -s #! , in

,;,ss !$= -n n!# ;!n;"rr,n# :i#= -n9 !#,r s,n#,n;, !$

i5+ris!n5,n# #! :i; #, ;!ni;# 5-9 -, ,,n s,n#,n;,.

12. T, :!rs in S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C *.sentence him for

such offences, to the several *unishments *rescribed therefor

+hich such Court is com*etent to inflict2 such *unishments

+hen consistin3 of im*risonment to commence the one after the

e4*iration of the other in such order as the Court ma" direct

ini;-#, #-# in ;-s,= #, C!"r# ir,;#s s,n#,n;,s #! r"n !n,

-$#,r #, !#,r= #, C!"r# -s #! s+,;i$9 #, !r,r in :i; #,

s,n#,n;,s -r, #! r"n. I$ #, C!"r# ir,;#s r"nnin !$

s,n#,n;,s ;!n;"rr,n#%9= !r,r !$ r"nnin !$ s,n#,n;,s is n!#

r,"ir, #! , 5,n#i!n,. Dis;r,#i!n #! !r,r r"nnin !$

s,n#,n;,s ;!n;"rr,n#%9 !r ;!ns,;"#i,%9 is "i;i-% is;r,#i!n

!$ #, C!"r# :i; is #! , ,,r;is, -s +,r ,s#-%is, %-: !$

10


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s,n#,n;in. T, ;!"r# ,$!r, ,,r;isin i#s is;r,#i!n "n,r

S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C. is r,"ir, #! ;!nsi,r #, #!#-%i#9 !$ #,

$-;#s -n ;ir;"5s#-n;,s !$ #!s, !$$,n;,s --ins# #, -;;"s,

:i%, ,;iin :,#,r s,n#,n;,s -r, #! r"n ;!ns,;"#i,%9 !r

;!n;"rr,n#%9.

13. S,;#i!n 31 (1& Cr.P.C. ,n!ins - $"r#,r ir,;#i!n 9

#, ;!"r# #! s+,;i$9 #, !r,r in :i; !n, +-r#i;"%-r s,n#,n;,

s-%% ;!55,n;, -$#,r #, ,+ir-#i!n !$ #, !#,r. Di$$i;"%#i,s

-ris, :,n #, C!"r#s i5+!s, s,n#,n;, !$ i5+ris!n5,n# $!r

%i$, -n -%s! s,n#,n;,s !$ i5+ris!n5,n# $!r $i, #,r5. In

s"; ;-s,s= i$ #, C!"r# !,s n!# ir,;# #-# #, s,n#,n;,s

s-%% r"n ;!n;"rr,n#%9= #,n #, s,n#,n;,s :i%% r"n

;!ns,;"#i,%9 9 !+,r-#i!n !$ S,;#i!n 31 (1& Cr.P.C. T,r, is

n! ",s#i!n !$ #, ;!ni;# $irs# "n,r!in #, s,n#,n;, !$

i5+ris!n5,n# $!r %i$, -n #,r,-$#,r "n,r!in #, r,s# !$ #,

s,n#,n;,s !$ i5+ris!n5,n# $!r $i, #,r5 -n -n9 s";

ir,;#i!n :!"% , "n:!r>-%,. Sin;, s,n#,n;, !$

i5+ris!n5,n# $!r %i$, 5,-ns -i% #i%% #, ,n !$ n!r5-% %i$, !$

#, ;!ni;#= #, s,n#,n;, !$ i5+ris!n5,n# !$ $i, #,r5 -s #!

n,;,ss-ri%9 r"n ;!n;"rr,n#%9 :i# %i$, i5+ris!n5,n#. In s";

;-s,= i# :i%% , in !r,r i$ #, S,ssi!ns J",s ,,r;is, #,ir

11


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is;r,#i!n in iss"in ir,;#i!n $!r ;!n;"rr,n# r"nnin !$

s,n#,n;,s. Li>,:is, i$ #:! %i$, s,n#,n;,s -r, i5+!s, !n #,

;!ni;#= n,;,ss-ri%9= C!"r# -s #! ir,;# #!s, s,n#,n;,s #!

r"n ;!n;"rr,n#%9.

14. T, !+,nin :!rs in #, ;-s, !$ ;!ns,;"#i,

s,n#,n;,s in s"@s,;#i!n (2& !$ S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C. 5->, i#

;%,-r #-# #is s"@s,;#i!n r,$,rs #! - ;-s, in :i;

;!ns,;"#i, s,n#,n;,s -r, !r,r,. T, +r!isi!n s-9s #-# i$

-n -r,-#, +"nis5,n# $!r s,,r-% !$$,n;,s is $!"n #! ,

in ,;,ss !$ +"nis5,n# :i; #, C!"r# is ;!5+,#,n# #!

in$%i;# !n - ;!ni;#i!n !$ sin%, !$$,n;,= i# s-%% n!# ,

n,;,ss-r9 $!r #, C!"r# #! s,n #, !$$,n,r $!r #ri-% ,$!r,

- i,r ;!"r#. Pr!is! (-& is -, #! s"@s,;#i!n (2& !$

S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C. #! %i5i# #, -r,-#, !$ s,n#,n;,s @ #-# in

n! ;-s,= #, -r,-#, !$ ;!ns,;"#i, s,n#,n;,s +-ss, --ins#

-n -;;"s, s-%% ,;,, $!"r#,,n 9,-rs. 9ourteen "ears rule

;!n#-in, in ;%-"s, (-& !$ #, +r!is! #! S,;#i!n 31 (2& Cr.P.C.

5-9 n!# , -++%i;-%, in r,%-#i!n #! s,n#,n;, !$ i5+ris!n5,n#

$!r %i$,= sin;, i5+ris!n5,n# $!r %i$, 5,-ns #, ;!ni;# :i%%

r,5-in in -i% #i%% #, ,n !$ is n!r5-% %i$,.

12


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1. In $amesh Chil+als. !tate of ;ttarakhand (2012&

11 SCC 26= #, -;;"s, :-s ;!ni;#, "n,r S,;#i!n 302 IPC

-n s,n#,n;, #! "n,r! i5+ris!n5,n# $!r %i$,. A;;"s, :-s

-%s! ;!ni;#, "n,r S,;#i!ns 2'3 3(1& !$ #, U.P. -ns#,rs

-n An#i@S!;i-% A;#ii#i,s (Pr,,n#i!n& A;#= 168 -n s,n#,n;,

#! "n,r! ri!r!"s i5+ris!n5,n# $!r #,n 9,-rs -n "n,r

S,;#i!n 27 !$ #, Ar5s A;# s,n#,n;, #! $"r#,r "n,r!

ri!r!"s i5+ris!n5,n# $!r s,,n 9,-rs. C!nsi,rin #, $-;#

#-# #, #ri-% ;!"r# - -:-r, %i$, s,n#,n;, "n,r S,;#i!n

302 IPC= #is C!"r# ir,;#, #-# -%% s,n#,n;,s i5+!s, "n,r

S,;#i!n 302 IPC= S,;#i!ns 2'3 3(1& !$ #, -ns#,rs A;# -n

S,;#i!n 27 !$ #, Ar5s A;# #! r"n ;!n;"rr,n#%9.

1. B,n #, +r!s,;"#i!n is -s, !n sin%, #r-ns-;#i!n

:,r, i# ;!ns#i#"#,s #:! !r 5!r, !$$,n;,s= s,n#,n;,s -r, #! r"n

;!n;"rr,n#%9. I5+!sin s,+-r-#, s,n#,n;,s= :,n #, -;#s

;!ns#i#"#in i$$,r,n# !$$,n;,s $!r5 +-r# !$ #, sin%,

#r-ns-;#i!n is n!# "s#i$i,. S! $-r -s #, ,n,$i# --i%-%, #!

#, -;;"s, #! -, #, s,n#,n;,s #! r"n ;!n;"rr,n#%9 !$

s,,r-% !$$,n;,s -s, !n sin%, #r-ns-;#i!n= in


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(J"s#i;, T.S. T->"r& :-s - 5,5,r= #is C!"r# ,% -s

"n,r@

> +e ma" sa" that the le3al *osition favours

e4ercise of discretion to the benefit of the *risonerin cases +here the *rosecution is based on a sin3letransaction no matter different com*laints inrelation thereto ma" have been filed as is the

*osition in cases involvin3 dishonour of che?uesissued b" the borro+er to+ards re*a"ment of aloan to the creditor.:

17. Tis C!"r# in #, ;-s, !$ Mohd. Akhtar Hussain

alias Ibrahim Ahmed Bhatti s. Asstt. Collector of Customs

(Prevention) Ahmedabad and Anr., (1688& 4 SCC 183=

r,;!ni?, #, -si; r"%, !$ ;!ni;#i!n -risin !"# !$ - sin%,

#r-ns-;#i!n "s#i$9in #, ;!n;"rr,n# r"nnin !$ #, s,n#,n;,s.

T, $!%%!:in +-ss-, in #is r,-r is r,%,-n# #! , n!#, @

T, -si; r"%, !$ #"5 !,r #, 9,-rs -s ,,n#, s!@;-%%, sin%, #r-ns-;#i!n r"%, $!r ;!n;"rr,n#s,n#,n;,s. I$ - i,n #r-ns-;#i!n ;!ns#i#"#,s #:!!$$,n;,s "n,r #:! ,n-;#5,n#s ,n,r-%%9= i# is:r!n #! -, ;!ns,;"#i, s,n#,n;,s. I# is +r!+,r-n %,i#i5-#, #! -, ;!n;"rr,n# s,n#,n;,s.


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18. Bi%, r,$,rrin #, 5-##,r #! - %-r,r


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#r-ns-;#i!n. I# is in #-# ;!n#,#= in #!s, ;-s,s= #is C!"r#

,% #-# #, s,n#,n;,s s-%% r"n ;!n;"rr,n#%9.

20. Un,r S,;#i!n 31 Cr.P.C. i# is %,$# #! #, $"%%

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