THE RAREST OF RARE DOCTRINE AND DEATH PENALTY BY: ANISHA KAR

[1] Ritter, K., (2022). History of the Death Penalty. Independently Published.

[2] The Constitution of India, 1950, Art. 21.

[3] Amnesty International Global Report on Death Sentences and Executions 2015. Index: ACT 50/3487/2016

[4] Indian Penal Code, 1860, s.121.

[5] Ibid. s.302

[6] Ibid. s. 364A.

[7] Parvathy, S., (2009). Application of the Doctrine of Rarest of Rare Cases: A Critical Appraisal of the Approach of the Supreme Court of India. SSRN Electronic Journal [online]. [Viewed 7 June 2023]. Available from: doi: 10.2139/ssrn.1647802

[8] Ibid.

[9] Jagmohan Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh, A.I.R. 1973 S.C.947.

[10] Rajendra Prasad v. State of Punjab, A.I.R. 1979, S.C.p-916.

[11] Bacchan Singh v. State of Punjab,  1980, 2 .SCC 684

[12] Macchi Singh v. State of Punjab, A.I.R. 1983, S.C. 957

[13] Deena vs. Union of India,(1983)4 SSC 645.

[14]  Triveniben vs. State of Gujarat, A.I.R. 1989, S.C.142.

[15] Mithu Singh v. State of Punjab, 1983 SCR (2) 690.

[16] Indian Penal Code, 1860, s. 303.

[17] Pratik J., CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN INDIA - A CRITICAL ANALYSIS: PRATEEK JAIN - ILSJCCL [online], (no date). ILSJCCL. [Viewed 7 June 2023]. Available from: https://journal.indianlegalsolution.com/2020/04/15/capital-punishment-in-india-a-critical-analysis-prateek-jain/

[18] Manoj Pratap Singh v State of Rajasthan,2022 SCC OnLine SC 768.

[19] Santosh Kumar Bariyar vs. State of Maharashtra, (2009) 6 SCC 498

[20] Shankar v. State of Tamil Nadu, (1994) 4 S.C.C. 478

[21] Kehar Singh v. Union of India, (1989) 1 S.C.C. 204.

[22] Prajeet Kumar Singh v. State of Bihar, 2008

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