1. 2. 3. 4. JEETHU v. STATE OF CHHATISGARH a. Criminal Appeal No. ... of 2012 (Arising out of S.L.P. (Criminal) No. 8234 of 2012) b. MANU/SC/1056/2012 c. The concept of Plea Bargaining was discussed while addressing and granting an appeal for a reduced sentencing. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH V. CHANDRIKA a. AIR 2000 SC 164 b. Supreme Court held that it is settled law that by plea bargaining Court cannot dispose of the criminal cases. The Court has to decide it on merits. MALLIKARJUN KODAGALI (DEAD) REPRESENTED THROUGH LRS V. STATE OF KARNATAKA & ORS a. (2019) 2 SCC 752 b. Court observed as follows “Parliament also has been proactive in recognising the rights of victims of an offence. One such recognition is through the provisions of Chapter XXI-A CrPC which deals with plea bargaining. Parliament has recognised the rights of a victim to participate in a mutually satisfactory disposition of the case”. LOKESH v. STATE a. (2011) 184 DLT 680 b. Offences involving socio-economic conditions of the country or offences against women and children below the age of 14 years of age are excluded from the purview of plea bargaining. 37