Published on: 12 September 2023 at 13:01 IST
Court: Supreme Court of India
Citation: State of Madhya Pradesh V. Surendra Singh (2015)
Honourable Supreme Court of India has held that undue sympathy to the accused is unsustainable in the eyes of the law. It is held that imposing inadequate sentence would do more harm to the justice system to undermine the public confidence in the efficacy of law and the society cannot endure long under serious threats.
7. In our considered opinion, the High Court while passing the impugned order [Surendra Singh v. State of M.P., Criminal Revision No. 3 of 2008, decided on 22-8-2012 (MP)] has completely failed to follow the principles enunciated by this Court in a catena of decisions. Undue sympathy by means of imposing inadequate sentence would do more harm to the justice system to undermine the public confidence in the efficacy of law and the society cannot endure long under serious threats.
If the courts do not protect the injured, the injured would then resort to personal vengeance. Therefore, the duty of any court is to award proper sentence having regard to the nature of the offence and the manner in which it was committed.
Drafted By Abhijit Mishra