A tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye ought not to be the criterion to clothe a case with 'rarest of the rare' jacket: SC

Commuting the death sentence of a convict to life imprisonment, a three judge Bench of the Supreme Court held that, "In a civilized society — a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye ought not to be the criterion to clothe a case with 'rarest of the rare' jacket and the Courts must not be propelled by such notions in a haste resorting to capital punishment."The Bench comprising...