In which of the following cases the Supreme Court held that "brutality is inbuilt in every murder but…
In "Prem Sagar Vs. Dharamvir", the Supreme Court observed that some element of brutality accompanies virtually every murder, yet the death penalty is reserved for the rarest…
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In which of the following cases the Supreme Court held that "brutality is inbuilt in every murder but in case of every murder death sentence is not imposed"?
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In "Prem Sagar Vs. Dharamvir", the Supreme Court observed that some element of brutality accompanies virtually every murder, yet the death penalty is reserved for the rarest of rare cases and is not imposed merely because the killing was brutal.
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