Supreme Court of India

Anshad and Ors. v. State of Karnataka

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Bench Dr. A.S. Anand and Faizan Uddin JJ.
Decided 22 April 1994

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Criminal Procedure Code 1973-S.354(3)-Death sentence-Death by strangulation of two persons while committing robbery, and causing injuries to others-High Court referring to the aggravating circumstances and to the c decisions of this Court and abrnptly concluding that sentence of death be imposed-Held, before awarding death sentence, while court should take into account aggravating circumstances, it should not ignore the mitigating cir- cumstances-Death sentence, being exception to general role, to be awarded in 11 rarest of rare 11 cases Jo~ ' 1 special reasons!! after balancing aggravating…

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