KULJIT SINGH ALIAS RANGA vs LT. GOVERNOR OF DELHI & ORS.

The Supreme Court addressed the scope of the President's power under Article 72 of the Constitution to commute death sentences, affirming that the President's discretion was not transgressed in this case. The Court held that the circumstances did not warrant interference with the death sentence imposed on the petitioner, Ranga, due to the heinous nature of the crime, which involved the planned murder of children. The petition was dismissed, reinforcing the principle that the power to commute sentences is case-specific and should not be constrained unduly.