Death Sentence Only When The Alternative Option Is Unquestionably Foreclosed: SC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

27 Jan 2019 1:11 PM IST

“There is no doubt that the murder involves exceptional depravity which is one of the aggravating circumstances. The manner of commission of the crime is extremely brutal. However, we are of the considered opinion that the Appellant does not deserve the sentence of death.”

The Supreme Court commuted death penalty of a man accused of rape and murder of a nine year old girl and sentenced him to 30 years imprisonment without remission. The bench comprising Justice SA Bobde, Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice R. Subhash Reddy observed that, even though the murder involves exceptional depravity and the manner of commission of the crime is extremely brutal,...

Death Sentence Only When The Alternative Option Is Unquestionably Foreclosed: SC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

“There is no doubt that the murder involves exceptional depravity which is one of the aggravating circumstances. The manner of commission of the crime is extremely brutal. However, we are of the considered opinion that the Appellant does not deserve the sentence of death.”

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