Supreme Court of India
Sher Singh & Others v. The State of Punjab
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We are of the opinion that, in the instant case, the sentence of death imposed upon the petitioners by the Sessions Court and which was upheld by the High Court, and this Court, cannot be vacated merely for the reason that there has been a long delay in the execution of that sentence.
Judgment, page 15
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- 2025 The Central Bureau of Investigation v. Mir Usman @ Ara @ Mir Usman Ali
- 2014 National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India and Others
- 2024 State of Maharashtra & Ors. v. Pradeep Yashwant Kokade & Anr.
- 2014 Mohd. Arif @ashfaq v. He Registrar, Supreme Court of India & Ors.
Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to · 1 mentioned
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