Supreme Court of India

Reji Kumar Alias Reji v. State of Kerala

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Bench Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 22 April 2025

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We are of the view that he does not deserve to be set free and direct that he shall spend the remainder of his days in jail, till his last breath, hoping to do acts of penance to atone for the crimes he has committed and particularly for the fact that he extinguished four bright flames.

Judgment, page 17

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