Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 79 · Decided 7 February 2013
Gurvail Singh @ Gala & Another v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 79 · [2013] 1 S.C.R. 783
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1055/2006
- Decided
- 7 February 2013
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, DIPAK MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302134, 302, 34
Headnote
Sentence/Sentencing - Death sentence - Propriety of - Conviction u/s. 302134 /PC of 3 accused - Death sentence A B to two of the accused - Confirmed by High Court - On appeal, C held: Death sentence is not warranted - But in view of the fact that they caused death of 4 persons and nature of no sympathy - Death sentence is modified to life imprisonment for a minimum period of thirty years without remission - Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302134. D Death Sentence - Award of- Principles to be followed - Held: To award death sentence, aggravating circumstances (crime test) have to be fully
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