Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 544 · Decided 17 December 2002
Devender Pal Singh v. State N.C.T. of Delhi and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 544 · [2002] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 332
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 993/2001
- Decided
- 17 December 2002
- Bench
- M.B. SHAH, B.N. AGRAWAL, ARIJIT PASAYAT (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 137
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950-Article 137: Review application in Criminal proceedings-Scope of-Held, it has to C be proved that there is miscarriage of justice-Though miscarriage of justice is of wider amplitude, scope of inte1ference under review is limited-Review proceeding cannot be equated with except where glaring omission or patent error has crept in earlier-Reference of the case to larger Bench would be D creation of a new forum-Supreme Court Rules, 1966-0rder XL Rules I and 2. Review of death sentence-Scope of-Scope for Review of death sentence awarded is not there merely
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