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Sangeet & Anr. v. State of Haryana – Hon’ble Supreme Court Emphasizes on Uncertainties in Sentencing Policies Pertaining to Capital Offences

Posted on January 8, 2013 by rdalegal

By Rudrajyoti N. Ray, Associate In the recently concluded judgment of Sangeet & Anr. v. State of Haryana (Criminal Appeal Nos. 409-491 of 2011), the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India was possessed of the limited question concerning the death sentence … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court calls for a Relook at Norms on Death Penalty

Posted on January 7, 2013 by rdalegal

By Anurag Gupta, Associate More than 32 years after it devised the “rarest of rare” criterion to restrict imposition of death penalty to exceptionally heinous and cold-blooded murder cases, the Supreme Court in the matter Sangeet & Anr. v. State of Haryana, (Criminal … Continue reading →

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