Supreme Court of India

Daya Singh v. Union of India and Ors

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Reported as [1991] 2 S.C.R. 462
Bench Lalit Mohan Sharma and J.S. Verma JJ.
Decided 24 April 1991

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Constitution of India: Art. 32-Death sentence-Delay in execu­ tion-Writ petition - once rejected-Same plea not to be raised by repeated petitions-Subsequent mercy petition not disposed of expedi­ tiously-Continued detention in prison not rendered completely irrele­ vant and considered as a circumstance assuming sign_ificance with subse­ quent circumstances-Death sentence-Substituted by life imprisonment. The petitioner was convicted of murder and was sentenced to death by the Sessions Court on 13.12.1978. His appeal to the High Court and Special Leave Petition to this Court were dismissed.

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