Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 225 · Decided 4 February 2025
Sovaran Singh Prajapati v. The State of Uttar Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 225 · [2025] 2 S.C.R. 1890
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 259/2019
- Decided
- 4 February 2025
- Bench
- VIKRAM NATH, SANJAY KAROL, SANDEEP MEHTA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 313, 311; Constitution Article 21
Headnote
a. Whether the Trial Court followed the basic requirements of a fairly conducted trial, in accordance with well-established prepositions of law, before imposing death sentence upon the Appellant/Accused? b. Whether the High Court was correct in confirming imposed by the Trial Court? Constitutional of India - Art.21 - Fair Trial - Article 21 of the Constitution of India - To secure a fair trial is not solitary responsibility: Held: Fair and impartial administration of justice is a treasured right protected
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