Supreme Court of India · 2020-01-29
MUKESH KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA
- Citation / case number
- SC 2020/3334
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- MUKESH KUMAR
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA
- Author
- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE R. BANUMATHI
- Bench
- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE R. BANUMATHI, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK BHUSHAN, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.S. BOPANNA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the death sentence in Mukesh and Another v. State (NCT of Delhi) (2017) 6 SCC 1, confirming that the case fell within the 'rarest of rare' category as per the established legal principles. The Court emphasized that there were no extenuating circumstances warranting a lesser sentence, and the trial and High Courts had provided detailed reasoning for their decisions. The petitioner's mercy petition, filed under Article 72 and Article 161 of the Constitution, was rejected by the President of India, leading to the issuance of an execution warrant.