Devendra Nath Srivastava vs State Of U.P on 6 April, 2017
6. Mr. Soubhik Mitter, the Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the
appellant submitted as follows. The alleged incidents took place evidently at
the spar of the moment and without any premeditation. Therefore, in spite of
Section 302 of the Penal Code, at best Section 304 of the Penal Code could
have been attracted in the present case. On this, reliance was placed on
Devendra Nath Srivastava vs. State of Uttar Pradesh, (2017) 5 SCC 769, K.
Ravi Kumar vs. State of Karnataka (2015) 2 SCC 638 and State of Madhya
Pradesh vs. Abdul Latif, (2018) 2 CCrLR (SC) 233. The appellant has already
undergone custody for nearly 12 years. In the alternative, the Learned
Counsel prayed for a reference to the State for considering remission of
sentence.