Reviewed case brief
Thippaswamy v. State of Karnataka
(1983) 1 SCC 194
Early landmark on plea bargaining in India — recognizing the practice's existence while setting safeguards against coerced pleas.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1983
- Subjects
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-30
Rule established
Plea bargaining, though not formally recognized in statute at the time, was acknowledged as a reality. The Court held that a conviction based on a plea of guilty induced by promise of leniency is vitiated. However, where the accused voluntarily pleads guilty for a lesser offence, it serves the interest of justice by reducing delays.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
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