Landmark case · Law of Crimes · Semester 2
Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab
(1980) 2 SCC 684 · Supreme Court of India
Death sentence is to be imposed only in the rarest of rare cases, after balancing aggravating and mitigating circumstances.
From topic
Punishments under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — Unit I, Law of Crimes.
Related sections:
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 4 — Punishments (IPC 53)
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 8 — Amount of fine, liability in default and imprisonment (IPC 63–70)
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 10 — Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction (IPC 75)
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 13 — Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction against woman or child