Supreme Court of India
V. Sriharan @ Murugan v. Union of India & Ors.
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Constitution of India, 1950: c Art. 21 rlw Art. 721161- Delay in execution of death sentence - Delay of 11 years in decision of mercy petition under Art. 72 - Held: Exorbitant delay in disposal of mercy petition renders the process of execution of death sentence arbitrary, whimsical and capricious and, therefore, 0 inexecutable -- Furthermore, such imprisonment, occasioned by inordinate delay in disposal of mercy petitions, is beyond the sentence accorded by the court and to that extent is extra legal and excessive -- The unreasonable delay caused qualifies as the supervening circumstance,
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- 2019 Jagdish v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- 2022 Ram Chander v. The State of Chhattisgarh & Anr.
- 2015 Union of India v. V. Sriharan @ Murugan & Ors.
- 2023 Balwant Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
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