Supreme Court of India
M. A. Antony @ Antappan v. State of Kerala
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In view of the above discussion, the death sentence awarded to the appellant is converted into a sentence of imprisonment for life.
Judgment, page 17
From the headnote
Practice and Procedure – Death sentence – Commutation of, into life sentence– Mitigating factors to be considered – Socio- Economic factors – Appellant murdered six members of one family – Sessions Court convicted the appellant – Trial Judge sentenced the appellant “to be hanged by the neck till he is dead” – High Court confirmed the death sentence – Appellant filed appeal before Supreme Court – Dismissed– Appellant filed Review Petition– Dismissed– Review petition re-opened– Held: Socio-economic circumstances relating to the appellant are relevant for objective consideration of the award of…
Authorities it was built on
- 2009 Santosh Kumar Satishbhushan Bariyar v. State of Maharashtra
- 2014 Mohd. Arif @ashfaq v. He Registrar, Supreme Court of India & Ors.
- 2010 Mulla & Anr. v. State of U.P.
- 2011 Ramesh v. State of Rajasthan
- 2004 Surendra Pal Shivbalakpal v. State of Gujarat
- 2014 Mahesh Dhanaji Shinde v. State of Maharashtra
- 2011 Kamleshwar Paswan v. State of U.T. Chandigarh
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