Victim Can’t Prefer Appeal U/S 372 CrPC Proviso Challenging Adequacy of Sentence Imposed On Convict

Case: Sulaiman v. State of Kerala & Ors.

Coram: Justice K. Vinod Chandran and C. Jayachandran

Case No.: CRA(V) NO. 1075 OF 2017

Court Observation: “It is significant to note that no appeal is provided from an Order challenging the inadequacy of sentence. The right to prefer an appeal on the ground of inadequacy of sentence is conferred upon the State Government by virtue of Section 377 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.”

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Adequacy of Sentence