Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 954 · Decided 28 August 1996
Gentela Vijayavardhan Rao and ANR. v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 954 · [1996] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 273
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 195/1996
- Decided
- 28 August 1996
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, K.T. THOMAS (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 303, 341, 440, 120; Evidence Act Section 6, 32, 157; Constitution
Headnote
RAOAND ANR. A v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AUGUST 28, 1996 [DR. A.S. ANAND AND KT. THOMAS, JJ.) B Criminal Law : Penal Code, 1860: Sections 302, 303, 341, 440 and 120-B. c Death sentenc~'Rarest of rare case'-Murder and robbe!flarge number of Victims--Effect of-Accused set a bus on fire in sentence-Number of victims not altogether outside the consideration in awarding death sentence. D Evidence Act, 1872 : Sections 6, 32 and 157. Res gestae-Nature and scope of-Dying declaration--R.:corded by Magistrat~Maker thereof did not die-Held : Such dying declaration ceases E to have
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