Supreme Court of India
Babasaheb Maruti Kamble v. State of Maharashtra
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Sentence/Sentencing: Death sentence – Award of, by court s below – Special Leave Petition filed thereagainst – Dismissed in limine with one word – Review petition filed against the dismis sal of SLP – Held: When death sentence is rare, there has to be an independe nt examination by this Court also, ‘unbound by the fin dings of the trial court and the High Court’ – Such approach is the ‘time- honoured practice of this Court’ – Thus, special leave petit ion filed in those cases where death sentence is awarded by the court s below, should not be dismissed without giving reasons, at lea st qua
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