Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 274 · Decided 10 May 2001
Shri Bhagwan v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 274 · [2001] 3 S.C.R. 656
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 242/2000
- Decided
- 10 May 2001
- Bench
- M.B. SHAH, K.G. BALAKRISHNAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 392, 397, 302, 57; CrPC Section 433(b); Evidence Act Section 114
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860-Sections 392, 397, 302 and 57-Robbeiy-Murder of.five persons of a .family-Conviction based on circumstantial evidence­ lmposition of'death sentence by Trial Co11rt-Confir111ed by High Court-On C appeal, conviction upheld-Sentence commuted to life imprisonment in view of young sadistic-Hence accused not to be released before completion of 20 years-Sentencing-life imprisonment. D Criminal Procedure Code, 1973-Section 433(b) rlw 433A- Applicability of-life imprisonment-Meaning of-Prima facie it means for the whole of the remaining period of convict 's natural
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