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Section 201 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Section 164 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [Entire Act]
Vashram Narshibhai Rajpara Appellant vs State Of Gujarat Respondent on 24 April, 2002
Interpersonal circumstances
prevailing between the deceased and the accused was also
held to be a relevant consideration in the case of Vashram
Narshibhai Rajpara v. State of Gujarat [AIR 2002 SC 2211]
where constant nagging by family was treated as the
mitigating factor, if the accused is mentally unbalanced and
as a result murders the family members. Similarly, the
intensity of bitterness which prevailed and the escalation of
simmering thoughts into a thirst for revenge and retaliation
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were also considered to be a relevant factor by this Court in
different cases.
The Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section 366 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [Entire Act]
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Bachan Singh vs State Of Punjab on 9 May, 1980
The judgment in the case of Bachan Singh (supra), did not
only state the above guidelines in some elaboration, but also
specified the mitigating circumstances which could be
considered by the Court while determining such serious
issues and they are as follows: