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Sentence, denotes 'A person who is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment is deemed to have been awarded that punishment even in the case where the sentence is suspended for some reason or other, State of Maharashtra v. Chandrabhan Tale, AIR 1983 SC 803: (1983) 3 SCC 387.

Sentence, denotes the action of the court before which the trial is held, declaring the consequences to the convict of the fact thus ascertained. Any consequence which flows after conviction can be looked upon as sentence, Mohammad Shabir Maulamaiya v. State of Maharashtra, (1977) Mah LJ 338.

Means the judgment that a court formally pronoun-ces after finding a criminal defendant guilty, the punishment imposed on a criminal wrongdoer, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1367.

The expression 'sentence' must be restricted to a sentence which is final, conclusive and ultimate so far as the judicial remedies are concerned. The alternate interpretation is likely to lead to confusion, inconsistency and contradiction and in practical terms cause inordinate delay and practical inconvenience, Dilip Kumar Sharma v. State of Madhya Pradesh, AIR 1976 SC 133 (138): (1976) 1 SCC 560: (1976) 2 SCR 289.

The Judgment that a court formally pronounces after finding a criminal defendant guilty; the punish-ment imposed on a criminal wrongdoer.