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What was the central issue in the Supreme Court of India's Constitution Bench decision in Bachan Singh…

The Constitution Bench examined the death penalty for murder and the requirement of special reasons for imposing it. The majority upheld the penalty and confined its use to…

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What was the central issue in the Supreme Court of India's Constitution Bench decision in Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab (1980)?

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The Constitution Bench examined the death penalty for murder and the requirement of special reasons for imposing it. The majority upheld the penalty and confined its use to the rarest of rare cases where the alternative is unquestionably foreclosed.

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Option A

The judgment identifies the death penalty for murder and the sentencing procedure as the questions referred.

Option B

The referral did not concern detention pending trial.

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The referral concerned punishment after conviction for murder.

Option D

The admissibility of a police confession was outside the questions referred.

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