Supreme Court of India

Mulla & Anr. v. State of U.P.

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Reported as [2010] 2 S.C.R. 633

Bench P. Sathasivam and H. L. Dattu JJ.

Decided 8 February 2010

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What the Court ordered

We hold that despite the nature of the crime, the D mitigating circumstances can allow us to substitute the death penalty with life sentence.

Judgment, page 52

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 - 3021149, 365 and 148 - Abduction and murder for ransom - Eye-witnesses to the incident - Three of them injured eye-witnesses - Prosecution case supported by medical evidence - Accused identified by two of the eye-witnesses in Test Identification Parade - Conviction and death sentence by courts below - On appeal, held: Prosecution case supported by version of eye-witnesses and medical evidence - Test Identification Parade properly conducted - Conviction justified - In view of the socio economic background of the convicts, death sentence altered to life imprisonment - Life

Authorities it was built on

1999 Rajesh Govind Jagesha v. State of Maharashtra cited by 21
1998 Panchhi and Ors. Etc. v. State of U.P. cited by 20
2001 Jayawant Dattatray Suryarao v. State of Maharashtra cited by 14

Where later benches applied it

2024 Vishwanatha v. The State of Karnataka by the Secretary, Home Department relied on
2024 Bhaggi @ Bhagirath @ Naran v. State of Madhya Pradesh relied on
2019 Manoharan v. State by Inspector of Police, Variety Hall Police Station, Coimbatore relied on
2019 Dattatraya @ Datta Ambo Rokade v. The State of Maharashtra relied on
2019 Md Mannan @ Abdul Mannan v. State of Bihar relied on
2018 M. A. Antony @ Antappan v. State of Kerala relied on
2013 Mritunjoy Biswas v. Pranab @ Kuti Biswas and Another relied on
2013 Bhaikon @ Bakul Borah v. State of Assam relied on
2013 Essa@ Anjum Abdul Razak Memon v. The State of Maharashtra, through Stf, Cbi Mumbai, Part-ii relied on
2011 Chhotelal v. State of M.P. relied on
2025 Kattavellai @ Devakar v. State of Tamilnadu referred to
2024 Navas @ Mulanavas v. State of Kerala referred to
2022 Gireesan Nair & Ors. Etc. v. State of Kerala referred to
2022 Manoj & Ors v. State of Madhya Pradesh referred to
2021 Irappa Siddappa Murgannavar v. State of Karnataka referred to
2012 State of U.P. v. Sanjay Kumar referred to
2012 Ravi Kapur v. State of Rajasthan referred to
2014 Mahesh Dhanaji Shinde v. State of Maharashtra mentioned
2012 Mohammed Ajmal Mohammad Amir Kasab @ Abu Mujahid v. State of Maharashtra distinguished

Of those, 10 relied on · 1 distinguished · 7 referred to · 1 mentioned

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