Dr. Pankaj Kumudchandra Phadnis Vs. Union of India Ministry of Law and Justice-Criminal cases which result in conviction and even execution of death sentences and the demise of those who have served life sentences ought not to be reviewed,...
MURDER
Descriptions of the murder of Stephen Lawrence have been given in thousands of
newspapers and television programmes since his horrific death on 22 April 1993. The
whole incident which led to his murder probably lasted no more than 15-20 seconds.
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Supreme Court opinions on Murder Cases before it ..Facts ..Trial.. Evidence.. Punishment.. Aggravated and Mitigating circumstance .. Conversion of Death sentence to Life sentence ..Appeal against conviction and acquittal ..Revision ..Writ..Review.. Curative petition.. Bail granted , rejected and cancelled..Constitutional...
Offence of Murder - In view of sudden fight without any premeditation, the conviction of the appellant for an offence under Section 302 is not made out. The cause of death of the deceased is knife blow on the...
In Machhi Singh and others v. State of Punjab, (1983) 3 SCC 470 a three-Judge Bench has explained the concept of rarest of the rare cases by stating that: (SCC p. 487, para 32) “32. The reasons why the...
“(a) Is there something uncommon about the crime which renders sentence of imprisonment for life inadequate and calls for a death sentence? (b) Are the circumstances of the crime such that there is no alternative but to impose death...
(i) The extreme penalty of death need not be inflicted except in gravest cases of extreme culpability. (ii) Before opting for the death penalty the circumstances of the “offender” also require to be taken into consideration along with the...
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