Not Mandatory To Impose Fine In All Murder (302 IPC) Case Convictions: Allahabad HC (Full Bench) [Read Judgment]

It needs to be taken into consideration whether to impose a fine or not, and it should not be a mechanical process of either imposing fine or not to impose fine, the bench said.The full bench of Allahabad High Court, in Sukh Dev vs State of UP, has held that it is not mandatory to impose fine in addition to substantive sentence of imprisonment for an offence punishable under Section 302...