Karuna
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Karuna, denotes compassion (Sanskrit). '...the humanitarian tone that must inform the sentencing judge, the karuna that must line his verdict' [Md. Giasuddin v. State of Andhra Pradesh, AIR 1977 SC 1926 (1939), para 13]. (Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer)
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