Supreme Court · 1983 INSC 34 · Decided 7 April 1983
Mithu, ETC., ETC. v. State of Punjab ETC. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1983 INSC 34 · [1983] 2 S.C.R. 690
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 745/1980
- Decided
- 7 April 1983
- Bench
- Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, V.D. TULZAPURKAR, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY, A. VARADARAJAN (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 303; CrPC Section 354(3); Constitution Article 14, 21
Headnote
G H 690 MITHU, ETC., ETC., STATE OF PUNJAB ETC. ETC. April 7, 1983. [V.Y. CHANDRACHUD, C.J., S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, V.D. TuLZAPURKAR, 0. CH!NNAPPA REDDY AND A. VARADARAJAN, JJ.) Indian Penal Code, 1860-s. 303-Constitution of India-Arts. 14 and 21- Mandatory sentence of death for murder commilleed of imprison1nent for life, commits murder, sha II be punished with death CounseJ for appeallants/petitioners contend~d that s. 303, J.P.C. is unconstitutional not only for the rea~on that it is unreasonable and arbitrary but also because it authorises deprivation of life by an unju1t and
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