Supreme Court of India

State of Punjab v. Gurmej Singh

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Reported as [2002] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 427
Bench R.C. Lahoti J.
Decided 2 August 2002

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Penal Code, 1860-Sections 302, 324, 326 and 450-Penalty of death sentence-Award of-On facts, quarrel on account of money transactions between accused and his brother infariating the accused leading to assault resulting in death of three family members and injuries to other three relations-Trial Court holding it to be a gruesome murder committed by the accused, imposing death sentence-High Court declining to accept the reference for confirmation of death sentence-On appeal held, it does not fall in the category of rarest of rare cases to award extreme penalty of death-- Hence order of High

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