Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 228 · Decided 31 March 2014
Navneet Kaur v. State of NCT of Delhi & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 228 · [2014] 4 S.C.R. 1138
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 146/2011
- Decided
- 31 March 2014
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, RAJENDRA MAL LODHA, H.L. DATTU, S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA (4-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 72
Headnote
Sentence! Sentencing - Commutation of death sentence to life imprisonment - Petitioner's husband convicted under D TADA and sentenced to death - Plea for to life imprisonment on ground of supervening circumstance of delay of 8 years in disposal of mercy petition - Held: Insanity/mental illness/schizophrenia is also one of the supervening circumstances for commutation of death E sentence to life imprisonment - Petitioner's husband suffering
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