Supreme Court of India

Sher Singh & Others v. The State of Punjab

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Reported as [1983] 2 S.C.R. 582
Bench Y.V. Chandrachud J.
Decided 24 March 1983

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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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