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1 - 10 of 53 (0.57 seconds)Bachan Singh Etc. Etc vs State Of Punjab Etc. Etc on 16 August, 1982
In case of Laxman Naik v. State of Orissa,
reported in (1994) 3 SCC 381, the Supreme Court
again referring the guidelines issued in Bachan
Singh v. State of Punjab (supra) confirmed the
death penalty awarded to the accused, who was
found guilty of committing rape on the girl of
tender age of 7 years and then committing her
murder. In the said case, the Supreme Court
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noticing that there were no mitigating
circumstances and the case disclosed only
aggravating circumstances against the accused
observed as under:-
Section 3 in The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 [Entire Act]
Section 4 in The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 [Entire Act]
Section 302 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Section 376AB in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Section 313 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [Entire Act]
Machhi Singh And Others vs State Of Punjab on 20 July, 1983
Thereafter in Machhi Singh and
Ors. v. State of Punjab (supra), the Supreme
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Court culled out the guidelines indicated in
Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab (supra) as
under:-