Supreme Court · 1991 INSC 112 · Decided 24 April 1991
Daya Singh v. Union of India and Ors
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1991 INSC 112 · [1991] 2 S.C.R. 462
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 133/1991
- Decided
- 24 April 1991
- Bench
- L.M. SHARMA, J.S. VERMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Constitution of India: Art. 32-Death sentence-Delay in execu­ tion-Writ petition - once rejected-Same plea not to be raised by repeated petitions-Subsequent mercy petition not disposed of expedi­ tiously-Continued detention in prison not rendered completely irrele­ vant and considered imprisonment. The petitioner was convicted of murder and was sentenced to death by the Sessions Court on 13.12.1978. His appeal to the High Court and Special Leave Petition to this Court were dismissed. His mercy petitions to the Government and to the President of India were also rejected. The
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