1977 (4) TMI 176

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..... question of the scope of Section 377 (sic) and (2), Cr.P.C. arises for consideration. 2. The State preferred appeals against the inadequate sentence awarded by the trial court in each of the three cases tried for offences under Section 33(1)(c), (f) and (h) of the Indian Forest Act. The sentence was a nominal fine of a few rupees in each case. 3. The High Court rejected the appeals as incom .....

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..... governed by the said decision for the identical reasons. The High Court was, therefore, not right in holding that the appeals by the State were incompetent. We, however, agree with the High Court that there was no justification for interference with the sentence in all the three appeals. 5. The judgment of the High Court with regard to the maintainability of the appeals is set aside but the res .....

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