P&H: Reduces sentence in robbery case to period already undergone, upholds conviction
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has partly allowed an appeal filed by Pappu in a 1999 robbery case, upholding his conviction under Section 386 of the Indian Penal Code but reducing his sentence to the period already undergone.
The case arose from an FIR lodged by Ram Sarup, who alleged that four masked youths entered his confectionary shop early in the morning, threatened him with a pistol, and took away cash and gold ornaments from his wife. The prosecution said Pappu was caught at the spot while the others fled.
At trial, the prosecution relied on the complainant’s statement,...
