In which of the following cases Supreme Court held the view that, “death sentence as an alternative…
Jag Mohan Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh upheld the constitutional validity of capital punishment as an alternative punishment for murder, rejecting challenges based on…
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In which of the following cases Supreme Court held the view that, “death sentence as an alternative punishment for murder is not unreasonable and hence not violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution” ?
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Jag Mohan Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh upheld the constitutional validity of capital punishment as an alternative punishment for murder, rejecting challenges based on Articles 14, 19 and 21. Mithu v. State of Punjab dealt with a different question: it struck down the mandatory death sentence under section 303 of the former Indian Penal Code. Neither Dalbir Singh nor Kuljeet Singh alias Ranga is the decision that settled this constitutional challenge.
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