Supreme Court · 1977 INSC 142 · Decided 4 May 1977
Joseph Peter v. State of Goa, Daman and Diu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1977 INSC 142 · [1977] 3 S.C.R. 771
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 216/1977
- Decided
- 4 May 1977
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, JASWANT SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 377; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
JOSEPH PETER v. STAIB OF GOA, DAMAN AND DIU May 4, 1977 [V. R. KRISHNA IYER AND JASWANT SINGH, JJ.J 771 C'rirninal Procedure Code, .1973. (Act II of 1974), Section 354(3)-Discre­ tionary power to choose fretween capital sentence and life tenn is a limited one-Leai·e should. be. refused (Judicial Commissioner's Court) Regulation. 1963-Regulation 8(1) does 1wt bar the referred jurisdiction of the Judicial C Com1nissioner's Court. - - Sentence-Extenuating circumstances--Circumstance that the accused is a young man or that the sentence of death has been haunting him for long alone
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