Supreme Court of India

Muniappan v. State of Tamil Nadu

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Reported as [1981] 3 S.C.R. 270

Bench Y.V. Chandrachud and A.P. Sen JJ.

Decided 18 March 1981

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What the Court ordered

Accordingly, we set aside the sentence of death and sentence the appellant to imprisonment for life.

Judgment, page 6

Where later benches applied it

2012 Ajay Pandit @ Jagdish Dayabhai Patel & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra 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
2022 Manoj & Ors v. State of Madhya Pradesh referred to
2019 Accused 'x' v. State of Maharashtra referred to
2013 Yakub Abdul Razak Memon v. The State of Maharashtra, through Cbi, Bombay referred to
2011 Rajesh Kumar v. State through Govt. of Nct of Delhi-ii referred to
2013 Deepak Rai v. State of Bihar not applicable

Of those, 1 relied on · 6 referred to · 1 not applicable

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