Supreme Court of India

Atbir v. Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi

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Reported as [2010] 9 S.C.R. 993

Decided 9 August 2010

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From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: s. 302134 - Triple Murder - Conviction by courts below on the basis of dying declaration and the motive for murder - One accused sentenced to death while the other sentenced to life imprisonment - On appeal, held: Dying declaration of one of the deceased is reliable and admissible in evidence - The prosecution has also proved motive - Conviction imposed is justified """ As regards the accused who inflicted the injuries, death sentence is just as his act was barbaric and inhuman - It is a gravest case of extreme culpability and rarest of rare case - Sentence I . Sentencing -

Authorities it was built on

1992 Smt. Paniben v. State of Gujarat cited by 50
2008 Panneerselvam v. State of Tamil Nadu cited by 6
2007 State of Rajasthan v. Wakteng cited by 4

Where later benches applied it

2025 Tarun Sharma v. State of Haryana relied on
2024 Naeem v. State of Uttar Pradesh relied on
2018 Madan @ Madhu Patekar v. The State of Maharashtra relied on
2017 Mukesh & Anr. v. State for Nct of Delhi & Ors. relied on
2015 State (government of Nct of Delhi) v. Nitin Gunwant Shah relied on
2015 Shabnam v. State of U. P. relied on
2015 Purushotiam Dashrath Borate &anr. v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2013 State of Rajasthan v. Jamil Khan relied on
2012 Salim Gulab Pathan v. State of Maharashtra through Sho relied on
2026 Sanjay Kumar Sharma v. State of Bihar referred to
2014 Mofil Khan & Anr. v. State of Jharkhand referred to
2014 Laut Kumar Yadav @ Kuri v. State of Utiar Pradesh referred to
2013 Deepak Rai v. State of Bihar referred to
2012 Sonu Sardar v. State of Chhatisgarh referred to
2012 Absar Alam @ Afsar Alam v. State of Bihar referred to
2011 Ajitsingh Harnamsingh Gujral v. State of Maharashtra referred to

Of those, 9 relied on · 7 referred to

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