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Sangeet & Anr. v. State of Haryana

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Reported as [2012] 13 S.C.R. 85
Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan and Madan B. Lokur JJ.
Decided 20 November 2012

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32 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that in c cases such as the present, there is considerable uncertainty on the punishment to be awarded in capital offences - whether it should be life imprisonment or death sentence.

Judgment, page 44

From the headnote

Sentence/Sentencing: Death sentence - Award of - By courts below - On Conviction under provisions of /PC - On appeal held: In the facts of the case and in view of the uncertainty as to whether the punishment should be life imprisonment or death sentence, death sentence is reduced to sentence of life imprisonment - Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302, 307, 148. Death sentence - Grant of - Approach of court - Approach of aggravating and mitigating circumstances while granting death sentence needs a fresh look - Such approach was not endorsed in *Bachan Singh's case, but still it is adopted by courts -

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 relied on · 12 referred to · 17 mentioned · 1 not applicable

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