Supreme Court of India

Chawla and Another v. State of Haryana

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Reported as [1974] 3 S.C.R. 340

Bench V.R. Krishna Iyer J.

Decided 12 February 1974

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, while maintaining the convictions of the appellants, we would allow the appeal and commute the death senten ces of the appellants to that of imprisonment for life on each count.

Judgment, page 8

Authorities it was built on

1974 Ediga Anamma v. State of Andhra Pradesh cited by 28
1958 Mizaji and Another v. The State of U.P. cited by 8
1971 Vivian Rodrick v. State of West Bengal cited by 8

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