Supreme Court of India
Absar Alam @ Afsar Alam v. State of Bihar
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For the aforesaid reasons, we convert the sentence of death to one of life imprisonment for the offence under Section C 302, IPC, committed by the appellant and allow the appeal in part.
Judgment, page 6
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Sentence/sentencing - Imposition of death sentence - Propriety of - Appellant accused his mother to have been the cause of his wife running away from house and out of anger, appellant cutting neck of his mother and severing her head, fled away with the head - Conviction of appellant ulss. 302 and 201 /PC and imposition of death sentence by courts below - On appeal held: Appellant was an illiterate rustic and a cultivator residing in a village with virtually no control over his · emotions - He over-reacted impulsively to the situation and severed neck of his mother - Thus, conviction of the
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