Supreme Court of India · 2003-08-06
Ram Pal vs State Of U.P
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2003 SUPREME COURT 4168
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Ram Pal
- Respondent
- State Of U.P
- Bench
- N.Santosh Hegde, B.P.Singh
Judgment text excerpt
The appellant challenged the confirmation of a death sentence awarded for offenses under Sections 302, 307, 436, and 440 read with Section 149 of the IPC. The Supreme Court limited the scope of the appeal solely to the consideration of the sentence. The case examines whether the death penalty is justified based on the aggravating and mitigating circumstances of the crime.