thought of. Similarly, an offender cannot be allowed to be treated
with leniency solely on the ground of discretion vested in a Court.
The real ... heinous crime would be travesty of
justice and the plea for leniency is wholly misplaced.
21. In Jugendra Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh
sufficiency of a satisfactory explanation.
(iv) The extent or degree of leniency to
be shown by a court depends on the nature of
application
appellant. Being an IPS Officer, he knew his responsibilities and
no leniency should be granted. The order passed by this Court has not
voluntarily been
Yakub Abdul Razak Memon vs State Of Maharashtra Th:Cbi Mumbai on 21 March, 2013
others from indulging in
such behaviour. There can be no room for
leniency."
11. In Munshi Singh Gautam (Supra), this Court held that
peculiar
that due
to the said conviction and sentence he lost his job, leniency
may be shown and sentence be reduced to the period already
undergone
Singh 's case and Machhi Singh's
case, prayed for leniency and according to him, punishment
of death sentence is not warranted
incident had occurred, tendered
apology and regret for their action, prayed for leniency and
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setting aside the order of the High Court sentencing ... think that we
can adopt an attitude of unmerited leniency at the cost of
principle and at the expense of the Judge who has been
Sandeep vs State Of U.P on 11 May, 2012
Equivalent citations: AIRONLINE 2012 SC
mind that corruption at any level does not deserve
either sympathy or leniency. In fact, reduction of the sentence would be
adding a premium
