Kotresh @ Kotrappa v. State of Karnataka 2025 INSC 1250 - Sentencing
Criminal Trial - Sentencing - The courts are obligated to adopt a balanced and principled approach in matters of sentencing. Undue leniency can cause public confidence in the justice system to plummet, while excessive severity may lead to injustice. (Para 27)
Case Info
- Case name: Kotresh @ Kotrappa v. State of Karnataka and Anr.
- Neutral citation: 2025 INSC 1250
- Coram: Justice Dipankar Datta; Justice Augustine George Masih
- Judgment date: October 17, 2025
- Court/Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of India, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction
- Appeal: Criminal Appeal No. of 2025 (Arising out of SLP (Criminal) No. 16833 of 2024)
Caselaws and Citations
- Deo Nath Rai v. State of Bihar — (2018) 13 SCC 875.
- Pulicherla Nagaraju v. State of A.P. — (2006) 11 SCC 444.
- Raj Bala v. State of Haryana — (2016) 1 SCC 463.
- Shailesh Jasvantbhai v. State of Gujarat — (2006) 2 SCC 359.
- Sevaka Perumal v. State of T.N. — (1991) 3 SCC 471; 1991 SCC (Cri) 724.
Statutes / Laws Referred
- Indian Penal Code (IPC):
- Section 302 (Murder)
- Section 304 Part-II (Culpable homicide not amounting to murder)
- Section 300, Exception 1 (Grave and sudden provocation)
- Section 376 (Rape)
- Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC):
- Section 374(2) (Appeals from conviction)
- Remission policy: State of Karnataka (premature release eligibility noted).
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