Question
In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court of
India propounded ‘Rarest of Rare’ rule for awarding death sentence?Solution
In bachan singh vs state of Punjab 1980- The Apex Court laid down the doctrine of ‘rarest of the rare cases’ 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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