Supreme Court of India

Sunil Damodar Gaikwad v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2013] 9 S.C.R. 295
Bench Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya and Kurian Joseph JJ.
Decided 10 September 2013

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From the headnote

PENAL CODE, 1860: ss. 302 and 307 - Accused causing death of his wife and c 2 sons and attempting to cause death of his daughter - Sentenced to death by counts below u/s. 302 and life imprisonment u/s. 307 - Held: Apart from drawing a 'balance sheet' of mitigating and aggravating factors, socio-economic 0 compulsions such as poverty are also factors that are to be considered by courts while awarding a sentence -- In the instant case, it has come in evidence that accused suffered from economic andi psychic compulsions - He had no prior criminal record -- He had, in fact, intended to wipe out

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 3 referred to · 1 mentioned

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