Supreme Court of India
Navneet Kaur v. State of Nct of Delhi & Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that unexplained delay is one of the grounds for commutation of sentence of death into life imprisonment and the said supervening circumstance is applicable to all types of cases including the offences under TADA The only NAVNEET KAUR v.
Judgment, page 7
From the headnote
Sentence! Sentencing - Commutation of death sentence to life imprisonment - Petitioner's husband convicted under TADA and sentenced to death - Plea for commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment on ground of supervening circumstance of delay of 8 years in disposal of mercy petition - Held: Insanity/mental illness/schizophrenia is also one of the supervening circumstances for commutation of death sentence to life imprisonment - Petitioner's husband suffering from acute mental illness and cannot be executed with the said health condition - Death sentence imposed on him commuted into life
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Where later benches applied it
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- 2019 Accused 'x' v. State of Maharashtra
- 2023 Balwant Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
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