Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 66 · Decided 1 February 2012
State of Punjab v. Dalbir Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 66 · [2012] 4 S.C.R. 608
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 117/2006
- Decided
- 1 February 2012
- Bench
- A.K. GANGULY, J.S. KHEHAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 307; Constitution Article 27(3), 13, 14, 21, 136; Arms Act Section 27(3), 27
Headnote
Arms Act, 1959 - s.27(3) - Vires of - Mandatory death c penalty as imposed u/s.27(3) - If justified - Held: Mandatory death penalty has been found to be constitutionally invalid in various jurisdictions where there is an independent judiciary and the rights of the citizens are protected in a of mandatory death penalty is more 0 unreasonable inasmuch it provides whoever uses any prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition or acts in contravention of s. 7 and if such use or act results in the death of any other person then that person guilty of such use or acting in contravention of
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