Supreme Court of India
Kishori v. State (nct) of Delhi
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We are of the opinion that this is not a case which can be called 'a rarest of rare cases' which warrants imposition of maximum punishment of capital sentence.
Judgment, page 12
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Penal Code, 1872' : c Sections 302 & 149-Death in mob violence-Deceased persons dragged from their house and hacked to death-Eye witness deposing accused involved in hacking-Accused awarded death sentence-Challenged -Held, member of group loses one's self and normal standard or sense of judgement and reality in crowd instinct-Diminished individual responsibility-Act committed under the influence of collective fury and not the outcome of · systematic or organised activity-Temporary frenzy-Cannot be classified as "rarest of rare cases"-Death sentence reduced to life imprisonment. Prosecution
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