Supreme Court · 1968 INSC 86 · Decided 28 March 1968
Iman Ali & ANR. v. State of Assam
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1968 INSC 86 · [1968] 3 S.C.R. 610
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 232/1967
- Decided
- 28 March 1968
- Bench
- V. RAMASWAMI, J.M. SHELAT, VISHISHTHA BHARGAVA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 396, 302; Constitution
Headnote
Code of Crbninal Procedure, ss. 367, 439-Jndian Penal Code. ss. 396, 302-Accused convicted of 1nurder during dacoit;v-Trial Court passing Sentence of life imprison1nent lvit/Jout givbzg reasons-High Court en/Jc;ncing sentence to that of death-Considerations for interfering with discretion of trial not s. 302 of I.P.C. The appellants were convicted by the court of sessions for an offence punishable under s. 396 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to im­ prisonment for life. T~y were held to have shot dead two inmates of a house in which along with others they had gone to commit
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