Supreme Court of India

M. A. Antony @ Antappan v. State of Kerala

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Reported as [2018] 13 S.C.R. 296
Bench Madan B. Lokur, S. Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta JJ.
Decided 12 December 2018

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above discussion, the death sentence awarded to the appellant is converted into a sentence of imprisonment for life.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Practice and Procedure – Death sentence – Commutation of, into life sentence– Mitigating factors to be consid ered – Socio- Economic factors – Appellant murdered six members of one f amily – Sessions Court convicted the appellant – Trial Jud ge sentenced the appellant “to be hanged by the neck till he is dead” – High Court confirmed the death sentence – Appellant filed appeal before Supreme Court – Dismissed– Appellant filed Review P etition– Dismissed– Review petition re-opened– Held: Socio-e conomic circumstances relating to the appellant are relevant for objective consideration of the

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