KULJEET SINGH @ RANGA versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

KULJEET SINGH @ RANGA versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

There was no material furnished by the petitioner to justify reduction of the death sentence; the evidence against the petitioner was unimpeachable and the crime involved professional planning, extreme brutality, and no grounds for differential treatment from co-accused. The courts below were correct in upholding...

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Parties
Petitioner: Kuljeet Singh @ Ranga; Respondent: Union of India; Respondent: Respondent No. 2
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
21 April 1981
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition (article 32) / Final Disposition on Writ After Conviction and Dismissal of Special Leave Petitions
Outcome
Petition dismissed; death sentence upheld.
Legal Topics
Death Sentence, Murder, Article 32, Reappraisal of Sentence, Conviction Confirmation
Criminal Law Constitutional Law Death Sentence Murder Article 32 Reappraisal of Sentence Conviction Confirmation

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Parties

Kuljeet Singh @ Ranga

Petitioner

Union of India

Respondent

Respondent No. 2

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition (article 32) / Final Disposition on Writ After Conviction and Dismissal of Special Leave Petitions

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether there is material to justify reduction of death sentence to life imprisonment
  2. 2 Whether petitioner deserves reconsideration of sentence under Article 32

Ratio Decidendi

There was no material furnished by the petitioner to justify reduction of the death sentence; the evidence against the petitioner was unimpeachable and the crime involved professional planning, extreme brutality, and no grounds for differential treatment from co-accused. The courts below were correct in upholding the conviction and sentence.

Court Disposition

Petition dismissed; death sentence upheld.

Orders

  • Stay orders in regard to execution of death sentence vacated.
  • Death sentence imposed upon petitioner once again upheld.