Supreme Court · 1988 INSC 368 · Decided 16 December 1988
Kehar Singh and ANR. ETC. v. Union of India & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1988 INSC 368 · [1988] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 1102
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 526/1988
- Decided
- 16 December 1988
- Bench
- R.S. PATHAK, E.S. VENKATARAMIAH, RANGANATH MISRA, M.N. VENKATACHALIAH, N.D. OJHA (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Constitution Article 72, 74(1)
Headnote
Constitution of India-Art. 72-President's power to go into the merits of a case finally decided by the courts-Defined-Exercise of power-Not open to judicial review on merits-No guidelines need be C laid down-Convict seeking relief has no right to insist on oral hearing before the President. The an appeal by special leave filed by Kehar Singh, against his conviction aud sentence of death awarded D under section 120-B read with section 302 of the Indian Penal Code in connection with the assassination of the then Prime Minister of India, Smt. Indira Gandhi. A Review Petition filed
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