ASHARFI LAL & SONS versus STATE OF U.P.

ASHARFI LAL & SONS versus STATE OF U.P.

The Court held that the case fell within the 'rarest of the rare' category as articulated in Bachan Singh and Machhi Singh, and that the duty to impose appropriate punishment and the deterrent and social necessity justified confirmation of the death sentences for the two principal appellants while upholding the convictions and sentences of the others.

Parties
Appellant: Asharfi Lal; Appellant: Babu; Appellant: Ganga Prasad; Appellant: Hemraj; Appellant: Mata Badal; Respondent: State of U.P.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
30 March 1987
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal to the Supreme Court Final Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; death sentences and other sentences affirmed
Legal Topics
Murder, Sentencing Principles, Capital Punishment, Criminal Procedure
Criminal Law Murder Sentencing Principles Capital Punishment Criminal Procedure

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Parties

Asharfi Lal

Appellant

Babu

Appellant

Ganga Prasad

Appellant

Hemraj

Appellant

Mata Badal

Appellant

State of U.P.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal to the Supreme Court Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 criminal appeal evidentiary review
  2. 2 sentencing principles
  3. 3 application of 'rarest of the rare' doctrine

Ratio Decidendi

The Court held that the case fell within the 'rarest of the rare' category as articulated in Bachan Singh and Machhi Singh, and that the duty to impose appropriate punishment and the deterrent and social necessity justified confirmation of the death sentences for the two principal appellants while upholding the convictions and sentences of the others.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; death sentences and other sentences affirmed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed
  • Death sentence of Asharfi Lal and Babu confirmed