Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 847 · Decided 28 May 2009
State of Punjab v. Manjit Singh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 847 · [2009] 9 S.C.R. 864
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 786/2003
- Decided
- 28 May 2009
- Bench
- MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA, B.S. CHAUHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 302134; CrPC Section 354(3), 354
Headnote
864 ;... A STATE OF PUNJAB v. MANJIT SINGH & ORS. (Criminal Appeal Nos. 786-789 of 2003) - B MAY 28, 2009 [DR. MUKUNDAKAM SHARIVIA AND DR. B.S. CHAUHAN, JJ.) Sentence/Sentencing: Death sentence - Alteration of, to c life imprisonment - Justification of - On facts, held: Both the accused by her husband and sons - They entered the D house and killed.husband of third accused and thereafter went to Gurdwara and killed three sons - This behaviour on part of accused showed that they acted in the manner being driven more by infatuation and also being devoid of their sense on coming to
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