Supreme Court · 1972 INSC 242 · Decided 3 October 1972
Jagmohan Singh v. The State of U. P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1972 INSC 242 · [1973] 2 S.C.R. 541
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 173/1971
- Decided
- 3 October 1972
- Bench
- S.M. SIKRI, A.N. RAY, I.D. DUA, D.G. PALEKAR, M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 306(2), 309(2); Evidence Act; Constitution Article 19, 14
Headnote
SINGH v. THE STATE OF U. P. October 3, 1972 [S. M. SIKRI, CJ., A. N. RAY, I. D. DUA, D. G. l'ALEKAR AND B M. H. BEG, JJ.J. c D E F G H Jndiu.11 Penal ('ode S. 302-Vlllidity-Provi'sion for sentence of death whether violative of frcedo111s under Art. 19 · Constitution of /ndia­ The sentence of death for an offence under S. 302 of the lndian Penal Code imposed on the appellant by the Sessions Judge and con­ firmed by he High Court was challenged in appeal by special leave in this Court on the following grounds : (i) that the death sentence puts an end to all
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