Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989–Secs. 3(1)(v)–Penal Code, 1860–Sec. 147–Reduction of the sentence–Incident pertains to the year 1993–Cases wherein a minimum sentence is prescribed even the approach of reducing the sentence can be taken–Held, the sentence is reduced up to the period of already undergone.


