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    Question

    In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court of

    India propounded тАШRarest of RareтАЩ rule for awarding death sentence?
    A State of Tamil Nadu vs. Nalini Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Bachhan Singh vs. State of Punjab Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Kehar Sigh vs. Delhi Administration Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Ashok Kumar vs. State of Rajasthan Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    In bachan singh vs state of Punjab 1980- The Apex Court laid down the doctrine of тАШrarest of the rare casesтАЩ in awarding the death penalty. Life imprisonment is the rule, and the death sentence is awarded as an exception for those convicted for murder. Exercise of discretion under Section 354(3) of CrPC, 1973 would be exceptional. The death penalty would be awarded only in crimes that shake the collective conscience of society. The imposition of the death sentence should only be in the rarest of rare cases.

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