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In which of the following cases has the Supreme Court propounded the “Triple Test” formula for awarding…

In "Shankar Kisanrao Khade v. State of Maharashtra" (2013) the Supreme Court stated that before awarding the death sentence the court must apply a triple test: the crime…

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In which of the following cases has the Supreme Court propounded the “Triple Test” formula for awarding a death sentence?

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In "Shankar Kisanrao Khade v. State of Maharashtra" (2013) the Supreme Court stated that before awarding the death sentence the court must apply a triple test: the crime test (aggravating circumstances), the criminal test (no mitigating circumstances favouring the accused) and the rarest of rare test. Jagmohan Singh upheld the death penalty before Bachan Singh, and Shatrughan Chauhan concerned delay in deciding mercy petitions.

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