1973 INSC 0410
                                                   Chitranjan Dass

                                                           Vs

                                                     State of U. P.

                                        Criminal Appeal No. 247 of 1973

                                       (M. H. Beg, Y. V. Chandrachud JJ)

                                                      13.12.1973

                                                     JUDGMENT

BEG, J. -

In the view of the material which has been placed before us indicating the "appellant", a highly
educated and cultured individual, was suffering from mental aberration when he committed the
offence of sodomy, and that, as a result of this conviction, he will suffer loss of service and other
serious consequences to his career, we confirm the conviction but reduce the sentence to the period
already undergone which is said to be more than two months. The appellant, who is in jail, shall be
released forthwith.

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