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State of Punjab v. Dalbir Singh

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Reported as [2012] 4 S.C.R. 608
Bench Asok Kumar Ganguly and Jagdish Singh Khehar JJ.
Decided 1 February 2012

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Arms Act, 1959 - s.27(3) - Vires of - Mandatory death c penalty as imposed u/s.27(3) - If justified - Held: Mandatory death penalty has been found to be constitutionally invalid in various jurisdictions where there is an independent judiciary and the rights of the citizens are protected in a Constitution - In s.27(3), the provision of mandatory death penalty is more 0 unreasonable inasmuch it provides whoever uses any prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition or acts in contravention of s. 7 and if such use or act results in the death of any other person then that person guilty of such use or

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