Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 331 · Decided 28 February 1996
Umashankar Panda v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 331 · [1996] 2 S.C.R. 1154
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 771/1995
- Decided
- 28 February 1996
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, K. VENKATASWAMI (2-judge bench)
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 307
Headnote
Criminal Law : Indian Penal Code, 1860: Sections 302 and 307. C Murder of wife and two children-Attempt to murder other three children- Provocation-Absence of-Commission of crime-Premediated one-Not due to sudden provocation or mental derangement-Held : offence grnesome, cold-blooded, heinous, D cases''-Death sentence imposed by courts below upheld. Epistol01y jurisdiction-Exercise of by Supreme Court-Letter Petition from convict facing death sentence-Treating of as Special Leave Peti­ tion-Grant of leave and hearing of the criminal appeal. E The appellant was convicted under
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