Supreme Court of India

Sri Mahendra Nath Das @ Sri Gobind Das v. State of Assam

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Reported as [1999] 3 S.C.R. 729
Bench S.S. Mohammed Quadri and D.P. Mohapatra JJ.
Decided 14 May 1999

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Criminal 'Procedure Code, 1973-Section 345(3)-Death sentence­ Power to award-Conviction for offence of murder-Murder committed was . extremely gruesome, heinous, cold blooded 'and cruel-manner of committing the crime was atrocious and shocking-Giving blows with a sword, accused amputed is hand, severed his head from body, carried it through road to police station with the blood dripping weapon-Rarest of rare cases­ Declining to confirm death sentence with stultify law and justice. The appellant was found guilty of offence u/s-302 IPC, for killing deceas.ed by giving blows with sward and when

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