Supreme Court of India

Union of India and Ors. v. Devendra Nath Rai

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Reported as [2006] 1 S.C.R. 295
Bench Arijit Pasayat and Tarun Chatterjee JJ.
Decided 10 January 2006

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Criminal Law: Sentencing-Court Martial awarding death penalty to accused for having caused homicidal death of two army personnel and attempting to murder two others-High Court holding /he conviclion as well meriled bul remilting the matter lo authorilies concerned lo pass a fresh order as regards senlence as in its opinion !he case did no/ fall wilhin lhe calegory of rares/ of rare cases­ Held, to consider the queslion of exlreme penalty of death senlence, aggravaling and miligating circwnslances have to be weighed-High Courl did no/ attempl !hat exercise-The direc/ion of High Courl is

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