{"id":221564,"date":"2019-10-30T12:00:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T06:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=221564"},"modified":"2019-10-30T11:02:21","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T05:32:21","slug":"ph-hc-sentencing-system-must-be-based-on-a-delicate-balance-of-the-aggravating-and-mitigating-factors-and-the-circumstances-in-which-crime-is-committed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2019\/10\/30\/ph-hc-sentencing-system-must-be-based-on-a-delicate-balance-of-the-aggravating-and-mitigating-factors-and-the-circumstances-in-which-crime-is-committed\/","title":{"rendered":"P&#038;H HC | Sentencing system must be based on a delicate balance of the aggravating and mitigating factors and the circumstances in which crime is committed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Punjab and Haryana High Court<\/b>: A Division Bench of Rajiv Sharma and Harinder Singh Sindhu, JJ., disposed of the appeal of a person who was convicted and punished for murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code, 1860 by the trial court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The appellant herein was convicted by the trial court under Section 302 of IPC which was later converted to Section 304 Part-II of IPC. The appellant had already undergone 10 years and 12 days of imprisonment and prayed for a lenient view towards the quantum of sentence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Court recorded a finding stating that the appellant had inflicted simple injuries on the respondent. Relying on <i>Shailesh Jasvantbhai v. State of Gujarat, <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/scconline.com\/\/DocumentLink\/fw2sR200\">(2006) 2 SCC 359<\/a> and <i>Jameel v. 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