Supreme Court of India
Deepak Rai v. State of Bihar
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What the Court ordered
We are of the considered opinion that with regard to A 1 and A2 this case falls into the category of G rarest of the rare cases and is not a case where imprisonment for life is an adequate sentence and thus, constrained to reach the iilescapable conclusion that death sentence imposed on A 1 and A2 be confirmed. 360 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [2013] 14 S.C.R. A.
Judgment, page 63
From the headnote
Sentence/Sentencing: Death sentence - On conviction for offence u/s. 302 /PC c - Propriety of - Death penalty can be awarded only in exceptional cases where the crime is so brutal, diabolical and revolting so as to shock the collective conscience of the community - In the present case, so far as the case of 0 accused Nos. 1 and 2 is concerned, the case falls under rarest of rare category - The acts of murder committed by the accused are so gruesome, merciless and brutal that the aggravating circumstances outweigh the mitigating circumstances - Hence their death sentence confirmed - However…
Authorities it was built on
- 1983 Machhl Singh and Others v. State of Punjab
- 2008 Swamy Shraddananda @ Murali Manohar Mishra v. State of Karnataka
- 1989 Smt. Triveniben & -ors. v. State of Gujarat & Ors.
- 2012 Sangeet & Anr. v. State of Haryana
- 1974 Ediga Anamma v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- 1972 Jagmohan Singh v. The State of U. P.
- 2012 Ramnaresh & Ors. v. State of Chhattisgarh
- 2001 Ramdeo Chauhan@ Raj Nath v. State of Assam
- 1995 Ravji @ Ram Chandra v. State of Rajasthan
- 1989 Allauddin Mian & Ors. Sharif Mian & Anr. v. State of Bihar
- 2010 Atbir v. Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi
- 1977 Dagdu & Others Etc. v. State of Maharashtra
- 2000 Narayan Chetanram Chaudhary and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra
- 2003 State of Rajasthan v. Kheraj Ram
- 2011 State of Maharashtra v. Goraksha Ambaji Adsul
- 2012 Amit v. State of Uttar Pradesh
- 1996 Surja Ram v. State of Rajasthan
- 1981 Muniappan v. State of Tamil Nadu
- 2008 Prajeet Kumar Singh v. State of Bihar
- 2005 Holiram Bordoloi v. State of Assam
- 2009 Dilip Premnarayan Tiwari and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra
- 1999 State of U.P. v. Dharmendra Singh and Anr. Etc.
- 2012 Sandesh Alias Sainath Kailash Abhang v. State of Maharashtra
- 2009 Jag Dish v. State of M.P.
- 2011 Ajitsingh Harnamsingh Gujral v. State of Maharashtra
- 2007 Ram Singh v. Sonia and Ors.
- 2011 Sudam @ Rahul Kaniram Jadhav v. State of Maharashtra
- 2010 Sunder Singh v. State of Uttaranchal
- 2002 Om Prakash @ Raja v. State of Uttaranchal
- 2003 Gurdev Singh and Anr. v. State of Punjab
- 2000 Ram Deo Chauhan Alias Raj Nath Chauhan v. State of Assam
- 2009 M.A. Antony @ Antappan v. State of Kerala
- 2005 Gurmeet Singh v. State of U.P.
- 1975 Harnam v. State of U.P.
- 2007 Mohan M. Baselios Marthoma Mathews Li and Ors. v. State of Kerala and Ors.
- 1991 Smt. Shashi Nayar v. Union of India and Ors.
- 2005 Suresh Chandra v. State of Uttar Pradesh
Where later benches applied it
- 2024 Rabbu @ Sarvesh v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
- 2017 Mukesh & Anr. v. State for Nct of Delhi & Ors.
- 2016 B.A. Umesh v. Registrar General, High Court of Karnataka
Of those, 3 referred to
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