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NEW DELHI: A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court for stabbing an 85-year-old man and his son to death six years ago when they were sleeping in their house.Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Kumar Jain handed down the jail term to the man, a south Delhi resident, for murder and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on him. Striking such a delicate balance is very crucial for a judge in the role of a sentencer," it said. "Considering the gravity of offence, the convict needs a commensurate sentence which may satisfy social and legal expectations. "The sentence needs to be adequate and in consonance with the offence committed, it should neither be harsh nor should be light. There are no set parameters and therefore, the sentences bear individual stamp of the sentencer," it said..