Supreme Court of India

Sheikh Ishaque and Ors. v. State of Bihar

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Bench A.S. Anand J.
Decided 10 March 1995

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We are of the opinion that the sentence of death imposed upon the four F appellants is not warranted.

Judgment, page 11

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Indian Penal Code-Section 302 read with S.34-Death sen­ tence-Rarest of the rare case-Eleven accused charged and convicted and sentenced to death-High Court maintaining the conviction-Number of vic­ tims alone would not make the case "RAREST OF THE RARE"-Sen.tence of death commuted to sentence for imprisonment for life. Code Of Criminal Procedure-Section 354(3 )-Mandate of the section does not prove 'an eye for eye' approach.…

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