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Mohd. Akhtar Hussain Alias Ibrahim ... vs Assistant Collector Of Customs ... on 31 August, 1988

One of the tests devised by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the above decision is the "totality of the sentences" which the accused may have to undergo if the sentences are served consecutively endorsing the view taken in case of R.V. Edward Charles French reported in (1982) Cri Application R (S) P 1, wherein it is held that, "whether the sentences are made consecutive or concurrent, the sentencing judge should try to ensure that the totality of the sentences is correct" in the light of all the circumstances of the case. Applying the above decision to the facts of the present case, having regard to the nature of the offences proved against 19 the petitioner, in my view, it would be gross injustice to incarcerate the petitioner for 14 years equal to the offence of murder. Records indicate that the petitioner was a young man of 21 years at the time of commission of the offence. The trial Court itself has observed that no other cases are pending against the petitioner. Under the said circumstance, it would be just and proper to direct the sentences to run concurrently.
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