Supreme Court of India

Dagdu & Others Etc. v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [1977] 3 S.C.R. 636

Bench Y.V. Chandrachud J.

Decided 19 April 1977

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that accused Nos. 3, 9, 10 and ll D deserve the extreme penalty of law and that there is no justification for interfering with the sentence of death imposed upon them.

Judgment, page 24

Authorities it was built on

1958 The State of Bihar v. Basawan Singh cited by 14

Where later benches applied it

2020 Shatrughna Baban Meshram v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2019 Dattatraya @ Datta Ambo Rokade v. The State of Maharashtra relied on
2019 Md Mannan @ Abdul Mannan v. State of Bihar relied on
2017 Mukesh & Anr. v. State for Nct of Delhi & Ors. relied on
2017 Vasanta Sampat Dupare v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2012 Ajay Pandit @ Jagdish Dayabhai Patel & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2011 Mrinal Das & Ors. v. The State of Tripura relied on
2023 Sundar @ Sundarrajan v. State by Inspector of Police referred to
2022 In Re: Framing Guidelines Regarding Potential Mitigating Circumstances to Be Considered While Imposing Death Sentences v. In Re: Framing Guidelines Regarding Potential Mitigating Circumstances to Be Considered While Imposing Death Sentences referred to
2021 Irappa Siddappa Murgannavar v. State of Karnataka referred to
2019 Manoharan v. State by Inspector of Police, Variety Hall Police Station, Coimbatore referred to
2019 Accused 'x' v. State of Maharashtra referred to
2013 Gudda @ Dwarikendra v. State of Madhya Pradesh referred to
2013 Yakub Abdul Razak Memon v. The State of Maharashtra, through Cbi, Bombay referred to
2013 Deepak Rai v. State of Bihar not applicable

Of those, 7 relied on · 7 referred to · 1 not applicable

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