Supreme Court · 1983 INSC 25 · Decided 24 March 1983
Sher Singh & Others v. The State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1983 INSC 25 · [1983] 2 S.C.R. 582
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 232/1983
- Decided
- 24 March 1983
- Bench
- Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, V.D. TULZAPURKAR, A. VARADARAJAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Heard
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 432, 433; Constitution Article 21, 161
Headnote
ss2 SHER SINGH & OTHERS v. THE STATE OF PUNJAB March 24, 1983 (Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, C.J., V.D. TULZAPURKAR AND A. VARADARAJAN, JJ.J Constitution of India-Art. 21-Fair procedure-Prisoner sentenced to death-Delay in execution of S(!ntence-Prisoner entitled to invJke jurisdiction under Art. 21 for lrnged delay is an important consideratiun but se1•eral ether factors n,'USt aho be Jaken into accou'nt-NO absJ/ute or unqualified rule can be laid down. The petitioners were convicted under s. 302 read with s. 34 l.P.C. -and were sentenced)o death on November 26, 1977. The
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