Sangeet & Anr vs State Of Haryana

The Supreme Court held that the death penalty awarded to the appellants under Section 302 IPC was excessive and converted it to a life sentence, emphasizing the need for faithful implementation of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The Court noted the brutal nature of the crime, which involved multiple murders, including that of a three-year-old child, but determined that the circumstances warranted a life sentence instead of death. The decision referenced prior judgments in Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab and Machhi Singh v. State of Punjab regarding the criteria for imposing the death penalty.