NARPAL SINGH & OTHERS vs STATE OF HARYANA

The Supreme Court held that the death sentences of Narpal Singh, Gurdev Singh, and Jagmohan Singh could not be sustained due to the Sessions Judge's failure to provide a separate hearing on the question of sentence as mandated by Section 235(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. The Court maintained the convictions but remitted the cases for fresh sentencing, reiterating the principle from Santa Singh v. State of Punjab. The Court distinguished the facts from Pyare Lal v. State of Punjab, emphasizing that the Sessions Judge must conduct a de novo trial when remitting cases for sentencing.