Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 77 · Decided 22 February 1999
Om Prakash v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 77 · [1999] 1 S.C.R. 794
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 224/1999
- Decided
- 22 February 1999
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, M.B. SHAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 354(3)
Headnote
t ' ·-Oiminal Law : .. - Penal Code, 1860 : Section 302. c Gmesome mu"rde,.._!'Rarest of rare' cases-Death sentenc.e ot imprison- ment for life-Adequacy of-Mental state of accusedt-Consideration of-f'er- sistent disputes over a small house between two neighbours led to the gmesome due to D constant harassment and humiliation of his f amity members by the deceased . ' persons who were rich and influential-No protection given to accused despite repeated written prayers-Accused aged 23, was a disciplined member of ... paramilitary force and had no criminal dntecedents-Held,
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