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State Of U.P. vs Ram Gopal Saini on 2 June, 2020

8. What is culled out from the decisions noted above is that while deciding the question as to whether the extreme penalty of death sentence is to be awarded, a balance sheet of aggravating and mitigating circumstances has to be drawn up." [Ed.: As observed in Union of India v. Devendra Nath Rai, (2006) 2 SCC 243 at pp. 247-49, paras 5-8.]

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Aloke Nath Dutta & Ors vs State Of West Bengal on 12 December, 2006

In Union of India (UOI) and Ors. v. Devendra Rai [(2006) 2 SCC 243] accused was awarded death sentence for having caused homicidal death of two army personnel and for having caused grievous injuries with the intent of causing murder of two others, in a court martial. The High Court upheld death penalty awarded. This Court, however, noticed :

Supreme Court of India Cites 71 - Cited by 279 - S B Sinha - Full Document

Mohan Anna Chavan vs State Of Maharashtra on 16 May, 2008

34. This position is highlighted in Union of India & Ors. v. Devendra Nath Rai [ 2006 (2) SCC 243].

Supreme Court of India Cites 31 - Cited by 28 - A Pasayat - Full Document

Jagdish vs State Of M.P on 18 September, 2009

In Devendra Nath Rai's case (supra) this Court after examining Bachan Singh vs. State of Punjab (1980) 2 SCC 684, Machhi Singh v. State of Punjab (1983) 3 SCC 470 and and Devender Pal Singh vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2002) 5 SCC 234 culled Criminal Appeal No.338/2007 18 out the broad principles with regard to the infliction of the death penalty in the following terms:

Supreme Court of India Cites 26 - Cited by 631 - H S Bedi - Full Document

Haru Ghosh vs State Of West Bengal on 27 August, 2009

(xi) Union of India & Ors. Vs. Devendra Nath Rai reported in 2006 (2) SCC 243.

Supreme Court of India Cites 19 - Cited by 24 - V S Sirpurkar - Full Document

R.Senthil vs The State Represented By on 5 January, 2007

33. The offence committed by the accused is macabre, gruesome, dastardly, horrible, abnormal, unnatural, blood-curdling, hair-raising and unduly, obnoxious, yet this cannot be treated as rarest of rare offence of murder warranting the capital punishment in view of the decision of the Honourable Apex Court in Union of India and others v. Devendra Nath Rai reported in 2006 (2) Supreme Court Cases 243. An excerpt from it, would run thus:

Madras High Court Cites 21 - Cited by 0 - G Rajasuria - Full Document

State Through Reference vs Ram Singh & Ors. on 13 March, 2014

369. Further discussing the appropriateness of death sentencing, the Supreme Court relied upon and quoted the following extract from its judgment in Union of India vs. Devendra Nath Rai, (2006) 2 SCC 243:- (SCC, pp.247-49) ―23. Lord Justice Denning, Master of the Rolls of the Court of Appeal in England said to the Royal Commission on Capital Punishment in 1950:

Delhi High Court Cites 228 - Cited by 0 - R Khetrapal - Full Document

In Reference Of Chhattisgarh vs Lochan Shrivas 14 Cra/888/2016 Lochan ... on 17 November, 2017

In Union of India & ors v. Devendra Nath Rai reported in (2009) 2 SCC 243 the Hon'ble Supreme Court after examining Bachan Singh's case (supra), Machhi Singh's case (supra) and Devender Pal Singh's case (supra) culled out the broad principles with regard to the infliction of the 39 death penalty in the following terms:

Chattisgarh High Court Cites 45 - Cited by 0 - P Diwaker - Full Document

Lochan Shriwas vs State Of Chhattisgarh 15 Cra/328/2012 ... on 17 November, 2017

In Union of India & ors v. Devendra Nath Rai reported in (2009) 2 SCC 243 the Hon'ble Supreme Court after examining Bachan Singh's case (supra), Machhi Singh's case (supra) and Devender Pal Singh's case (supra) culled out the broad principles with regard to the infliction of the 39 death penalty in the following terms:

Chattisgarh High Court Cites 45 - Cited by 0 - P Diwaker - Full Document

Vi Additional District And Sessions ... vs Chintapudi Kishore S/O. Late Chengaiah on 3 September, 2007

Some of portions in the said case were extracted in Devendra Nath Rai's case .

Andhra HC (Pre-Telangana) Cites 9 - Cited by 0 - K C Bhanu - Full Document

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