The case involves an Army Jawan sentenced by a Summary Court-Martial to three months' rigorous imprisonment and dismissal from service for carrying bottles of liquor without proper permits while on ... leave Despite appeals citing procedural flaws and a clean service record higher authorities upheld the sentence On appeal to the Supreme Court it was ruled that while the trial was valid the severity of the punishment was disproportionate The Court remanded the case to reconsider a lesser punishment emphasizing adherence to the Army Act's provisions and principles of proportionality in military sentencing

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