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Indian case law by case name, citation, provision or legal issue, with the case summary, the judgment text where we hold it and the provisions it applies.
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Supreme Court of India15 Mar 2019Full text
2019 INSC 382 · [2019] 4 S.C.R. 765
taking a life through law’s instrumentality. That ought not to be done save in the rarest of rare cases when the alternative option is unquestionably foreclosed.”” 50. Justice R. Banumathi delivering her concurring opinion in D paragraph
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Supreme Court of India7 Mar 2019Full text
2019 INSC 334 · [2019] 2 S.C.R. 945
the hospital staff i.e., doctors and nurses; and that the happenings due to A unforeseeable and unpredictable
Indian case law by case name, citation, provision or legal issue, with the case summary, the judgment text where we hold it and the provisions it applies.
201–220 · Page 11 of 16
Supreme Court of India15 Mar 2019Full text
2019 INSC 382 · [2019] 4 S.C.R. 765
taking a life through law’s instrumentality. That ought not to be done save in the rarest of rare cases when the alternative option is unquestionably foreclosed.”” 50. Justice R. Banumathi delivering her concurring opinion in D paragraph
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Supreme Court of India7 Mar 2019Full text
2019 INSC 334 · [2019] 2 S.C.R. 945
the hospital staff i.e., doctors and nurses; and that the happenings due to A unforeseeable and unpredictable
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Supreme Court of India5 Mar 2019Full text
2019 INSC 306 · [2019] 3 S.C.R. 446
another three persons in the second stage/ instalment. The case would fall in the category of the “rarest of rare case” warranting death sentence/capital punishment. The C aggravating circumstances are in favour of the prosecution and against the
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Supreme Court of India21 Feb 2019Full text
2019 INSC 246 · [2019] 4 S.C.R. 815
SUPREME COURT REPORTS [2019] 4 S.C.R. A awarded in the rarest of rare cases – Keeping in view all the circumstances of the case, regardless of the brutal nature of crime, the present is not a fit case where
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Supreme Court of India20 Feb 2019Full text
2019 INSC 229 · [2019] 4 S.C.R. 863
the offence, we are unable to satisfy ourselves that this case would fall in the category of ‘rarest of rare case’ warranting the death sentence. The offence committed, undoubtedly, can be said to be brutal, but does not
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Supreme Court of India18 Dec 2019Full text
2019 INSC 1399 · [2019] 18 S.C.R. 1196
case having similar facts like judicial citation of Rajendra Prahladrao Vasnic is F in the category of ‘rarest of rare’ case and excess to that in the present case accused is previous convict in sexual offence of similar
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Supreme Court of India7 Nov 2019Full text
2019 INSC 1216 · [2019] 18 S.C.R. 1078
the ‘rarest of rare’ cases. After considering all evidence on record A and contentions of the counsels, the majority opinion of this Court read as follows: “In the circumstances, we have no doubt that the trial court and
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Supreme Court of India3 Oct 2019Full text
2019 INSC 1116 · [2019] 14 S.C.R. 285
effectively raise the standard of proof for imposing the death sentence – This case falls short of the ‘rarest of rare’ cases where the death sentence alone deserves to be awarded to the appellant – Death penalty is set aside
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Supreme Court of India1 Oct 2019Full text
2019 INSC 1107 · [2019] 14 S.C.R. 943
prayed – Held: While arriving at the conclusion that the instant case fell into the category of the rarest of rare cases, the Court took into account the premeditated nature of the crime, and its brutal and barbaric nature
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Supreme Court of India24 Oct 2018Full text
2018 INSC 985 · [2018] 13 S.C.R. 248
that the facts and circumstances of the present case would not come within the purview of a rarest of rare E case, for which reason it did not confirm the sentence of death awarded to the appellants. The
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Supreme Court of India26 Sep 2018Full text
2018 INSC 889 · [2018] 12 S.C.R. 184
infirmity – Judgment of the trial court restored – Trial court holding the case to be one of the ‘rarest of rare cases’ awarded death penalty to the accused persons F – However, occurrence was of the year 2006 and moreover
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Supreme Court of India19 Sep 2018Full text
2018 INSC 833 · [2018] 11 S.C.R. 677
Reliance was placed on Chandrappa & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka (2007) 4 SCC 415. The test of rarest of rare cases should have been applied and the appellant ought not to have been denied the benefit of remission
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Supreme Court of India28 Mar 2018Full text
2018 INSC 288 · [2018] 4 S.C.R. 1098
Capt. Harish Uppal case (supra) that there should be no strikes by the Bar except in rarest of rare situations which should also not exceed one day. The Bar Councils were called F upon to take appropriate action
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Supreme Court of India27 Mar 2018Full text
2018 INSC 266 · [2018] 3 S.C.R. 770
whole family on the flimsy ground of saving of honour of the family would fall within the ‘rarest of rare’ case evolved by this Court 9 (2017) 4 SCC 397 H 10 AIR 2010 SC 3071 SHAKTI VAHINI
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Supreme Court of India1 Nov 2018Full text
2018 INSC 1031 · [2018] 13 S.C.R. 1154
been held in Bachan Singh’s case that since death sentence can be awarded only in the ‘rarest of rare cases’, the Court is supposed to give ‘special reasons’ when it choses to award death sentence. The reasoning
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Supreme Court of India19 Jan 2017Full text
[2017] 2 S.C.R. 466
the appellant therein had A been denied admission. Thereafter, it stated thus:-"32. Though there can be rarest of rare cases or exceptional circumstances where the courts may have to mould the relief and make exceptiOn to the
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Supreme Court of India10 Apr 2017Full text
2017 INSC 322 · [2017] 3 S.C.R. 96
was of the opinion that the offence committed by them was not only heinous but also a rarest of rare case warranting the death penalty. Accordingly, a death reference was B forwarded by the trial court to the
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Supreme Court of India7 Apr 2017Full text
2017 INSC 321 · [2017] 3 S.C.R. 909
life is at stake subject to human error and discrepancies and therefore the doctrine of 'rarest of rare cases', which is not res-i11tegra in awarding the death penalty, shall be applied while considering quantum of sentence
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Supreme Court of India6 Jan 2017Full text
2017 INSC 32 · [2017] 1 S.C.R. 141
whim or caprice. That statutory power has to be exercised sparingly, with c circumspection and in the rarest of rare cases." 14. We have referred to the said decisions only to stress upon the issue, how the exercise
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Supreme Court of India21 Mar 2017Full text
2017 INSC 238 · [2017] 4 S.C.R. 553
rarest of rare cases and further, the Court will not be justified in embarking upon an enquiry as to the reliability or genuineness or otherwise of the allegations made in the FIR or the complaint and that the
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Supreme Court of India5 Mar 2019Full text
2019 INSC 306 · [2019] 3 S.C.R. 446
another three persons in the second stage/ instalment. The case would fall in the category of the “rarest of rare case” warranting death sentence/capital punishment. The C aggravating circumstances are in favour of the prosecution and against the
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Supreme Court of India21 Feb 2019Full text
2019 INSC 246 · [2019] 4 S.C.R. 815
SUPREME COURT REPORTS [2019] 4 S.C.R. A awarded in the rarest of rare cases – Keeping in view all the circumstances of the case, regardless of the brutal nature of crime, the present is not a fit case where
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Supreme Court of India20 Feb 2019Full text
2019 INSC 229 · [2019] 4 S.C.R. 863
the offence, we are unable to satisfy ourselves that this case would fall in the category of ‘rarest of rare case’ warranting the death sentence. The offence committed, undoubtedly, can be said to be brutal, but does not
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Supreme Court of India18 Dec 2019Full text
2019 INSC 1399 · [2019] 18 S.C.R. 1196
case having similar facts like judicial citation of Rajendra Prahladrao Vasnic is F in the category of ‘rarest of rare’ case and excess to that in the present case accused is previous convict in sexual offence of similar
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Supreme Court of India7 Nov 2019Full text
2019 INSC 1216 · [2019] 18 S.C.R. 1078
the ‘rarest of rare’ cases. After considering all evidence on record A and contentions of the counsels, the majority opinion of this Court read as follows: “In the circumstances, we have no doubt that the trial court and
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Supreme Court of India3 Oct 2019Full text
2019 INSC 1116 · [2019] 14 S.C.R. 285
effectively raise the standard of proof for imposing the death sentence – This case falls short of the ‘rarest of rare’ cases where the death sentence alone deserves to be awarded to the appellant – Death penalty is set aside
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Supreme Court of India1 Oct 2019Full text
2019 INSC 1107 · [2019] 14 S.C.R. 943
prayed – Held: While arriving at the conclusion that the instant case fell into the category of the rarest of rare cases, the Court took into account the premeditated nature of the crime, and its brutal and barbaric nature
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Supreme Court of India24 Oct 2018Full text
2018 INSC 985 · [2018] 13 S.C.R. 248
that the facts and circumstances of the present case would not come within the purview of a rarest of rare E case, for which reason it did not confirm the sentence of death awarded to the appellants. The
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Supreme Court of India26 Sep 2018Full text
2018 INSC 889 · [2018] 12 S.C.R. 184
infirmity – Judgment of the trial court restored – Trial court holding the case to be one of the ‘rarest of rare cases’ awarded death penalty to the accused persons F – However, occurrence was of the year 2006 and moreover
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Supreme Court of India19 Sep 2018Full text
2018 INSC 833 · [2018] 11 S.C.R. 677
Reliance was placed on Chandrappa & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka (2007) 4 SCC 415. The test of rarest of rare cases should have been applied and the appellant ought not to have been denied the benefit of remission
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Supreme Court of India28 Mar 2018Full text
2018 INSC 288 · [2018] 4 S.C.R. 1098
Capt. Harish Uppal case (supra) that there should be no strikes by the Bar except in rarest of rare situations which should also not exceed one day. The Bar Councils were called F upon to take appropriate action
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Supreme Court of India27 Mar 2018Full text
2018 INSC 266 · [2018] 3 S.C.R. 770
whole family on the flimsy ground of saving of honour of the family would fall within the ‘rarest of rare’ case evolved by this Court 9 (2017) 4 SCC 397 H 10 AIR 2010 SC 3071 SHAKTI VAHINI
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Supreme Court of India1 Nov 2018Full text
2018 INSC 1031 · [2018] 13 S.C.R. 1154
been held in Bachan Singh’s case that since death sentence can be awarded only in the ‘rarest of rare cases’, the Court is supposed to give ‘special reasons’ when it choses to award death sentence. The reasoning
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Supreme Court of India19 Jan 2017Full text
[2017] 2 S.C.R. 466
the appellant therein had A been denied admission. Thereafter, it stated thus:-"32. Though there can be rarest of rare cases or exceptional circumstances where the courts may have to mould the relief and make exceptiOn to the
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Supreme Court of India10 Apr 2017Full text
2017 INSC 322 · [2017] 3 S.C.R. 96
was of the opinion that the offence committed by them was not only heinous but also a rarest of rare case warranting the death penalty. Accordingly, a death reference was B forwarded by the trial court to the
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Supreme Court of India7 Apr 2017Full text
2017 INSC 321 · [2017] 3 S.C.R. 909
life is at stake subject to human error and discrepancies and therefore the doctrine of 'rarest of rare cases', which is not res-i11tegra in awarding the death penalty, shall be applied while considering quantum of sentence
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Supreme Court of India6 Jan 2017Full text
2017 INSC 32 · [2017] 1 S.C.R. 141
whim or caprice. That statutory power has to be exercised sparingly, with c circumspection and in the rarest of rare cases." 14. We have referred to the said decisions only to stress upon the issue, how the exercise
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Supreme Court of India21 Mar 2017Full text
2017 INSC 238 · [2017] 4 S.C.R. 553
rarest of rare cases and further, the Court will not be justified in embarking upon an enquiry as to the reliability or genuineness or otherwise of the allegations made in the FIR or the complaint and that the
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