Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 987 · Decided 19 September 2022
In Re: Framing Guidelines Regarding Potential Mitigating Circumstances to Be Considered While Imposing Death Sentences v. In Re: Framing Guidelines Regarding Potential Mitigating Circumstances to Be Considered While Imposing Death Sentences
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 987 · [2022] 16 S.C.R. 543
- Case number
- SUO MOTO WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 1/2022
- Decided
- 19 September 2022
- Bench
- UDAY UMESH LALIT, S. RAVINDRA BHAT, SUDHANSHU DHULIA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Matter referred to larger bench
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 235, 309, 235(2); Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - ss. 235, 309 - Whether, after recording conviction for a capital offence, under law, the court is obligated to conduct a separate hearing on the issue of sentence to have clarity in the matter to ensure a uniform approach on the question of granting real and meaningful opportunity, as opposed to a formal hearing, to the accused/convict, on the issue of sentence - Matter referred to a larger bench of five Hon'ble Judges. Referring the
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