BHARAT DAS SHRIRAM PUROHIT vs STATE OF GUJRAT — Crl.A. No. 228/2001

Case Summary: Crl.A. No. 228/2001 On February 26, 2001, the Supreme Court heard Bharat Das Shriram Purohit's appeal against his conviction by the Gujarat High Court. The appellant had already completed his substantive prison sentence but faced an additional three-year default sentence if he failed to pay a one lakh rupee fine. The Court reduced the default sentence from three years to one year imprisonment, thereby mitigating the financial penalty's consequence. The appeal was disposed of accordingly. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.