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Emperor Vs. Ragha Jaga

Emperor vs Ragha Jaga

Type Court Judgment Court Mumbai Decided Jan 19, 1914
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Citation
Court
Mumbai
Judge
Decided On
Case Number
Criminal Reference No. 95 of 1913
Subject
Criminal

Case Summary

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Practive-Sentence-Deterrent sentence.;In cases where it is desired by the authorities that an example should be made or that a specially deterrent sentence should be imposed, it is their duty to bring that desire to the notice of the trying Court and to inform the trying Court of the reasons which they put forward i...

Key legal issue
Criminal

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Emperor

Respondent

Ragha Jaga

Legal References

Reported In
AIR1914Bom36(1); (1914)16BOMLR200

Excerpt

practive-sentence-deterrent sentence.;in cases where it is desired by the authorities that an example should be made or that a specially deterrent sentence should be imposed, it is their duty to bring that desire to the notice of the trying court and to inform the trying court of the reasons which they put forward in support of the suggestion. - indian succession act (39 of 1925), section 63: [s.b. sinha & cyriac joseph, jj] will validity - deceased, was a very wealthy person - he floated several companies - he left behind his daughters, s and j - he was suffering from various diseases including some neurological ones - for his treatment, he used to frequently visit united states of america accompanied by his wife and daughter - by reason of a will, he is said to have bequeathed 50% of his property to s and 50% to j in a letter addressed to the 1st respondent, viz., s, he is purported to have recorded that the he had given all his shares to her - will was not only unnatural but was surrounded by a large number of suspicious circumstances held, it is a fit case where the high court should have appointed a receiver and/or an administrator with suitable directions. s alone had been given exclusive powers not only to execute documents but also induct tenants. - consequently the particular circumstances of this case are not such as in our judgment would overcome the very proper and the very desirable reluctance of this court months afterwards to send to jail a man who has been tried and convicted and who has fulfilled the sentence that has been imposed upon him. 3. we should like to add this also that in cases of this kind, indeed in cases of any kind where it is desired by the authorities that an example should be made or that a specially rent sentence should be imposed, it is their duty to bring to the notice of the trying court and to inform the reasons which they put forward in support to interfere in this case and return the things.1. a certain police sepoy was convicted of the offence of over-staying his leave, or rather of not returning to duty on the expiration of his leave. he was prosecuted and convicted and sentenced to a fine of rs. 3. the district magistrate has submitted the papers to us for the purpose of enhancing the sentence.2. we certainly think that a sentence of this kind for an offence of this nature is quite inappropriate if the offence is of the kind that appears in this case-the deliberate refusal to return to duty on the part of a police officer or a police sepoy on the expiration of a short period of leave. at the same time it is now more than four months since this case was disposed of. it is not shown that there is any particular necessity to make an example of the offending sepoy. consequently the particular circumstances of this case are not such as in our judgment would overcome the very proper and the very desirable reluctance of this court months afterwards to send to jail a man who has been tried and convicted and who has fulfilled the sentence that has been imposed upon him.3. we should like to add this also that in cases of this kind, indeed in cases of any kind where it is desired by the authorities that an example should be made or that a specially rent sentence should be imposed, it is their duty to bring to the notice of the trying court and to inform the reasons which they put forward in support to interfere in this case and return the things.

Full Judgment

1. A certain police sepoy was convicted of the offence of over-staying his leave, or rather of not returning to duty on the expiration of his leave. He was prosecuted and convicted and sentenced to a fine of Rs. 3. The District Magistrate has submitted the papers to us for the purpose of enhancing the sentence.

2. We certainly think that a sentence of this kind for an offence of this nature is quite inappropriate if the offence is of the kind that appears in this case-the deliberate refusal to return to duty on the part of a police officer or a police sepoy on the expiration of a short period of leave. At the same time it is now more than four months since this case was disposed of. It is not shown that there is any particular necessity to make an example of the offending sepoy. Consequently the particular circumstances of this case are not such as in our judgment would overcome the very proper and the very desirable reluctance of this Court months afterwards to send to jail a man who has been tried and convicted and who has fulfilled the sentence that has been imposed upon him.

3. We should like to add this also that in cases of this kind, indeed in cases of any kind where it is desired by the authorities that an example should be made or that a specially rent sentence should be imposed, it is their duty to bring to the notice of the trying Court and to inform the reasons which they put forward in support to interfere in this case and return the things.

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