junior science refresher magazine

junior science refresher magazine

junior science refresher magazine Published this article page no  63 More than four decades after a landmark ruling on death sentence cases a bench in the Supreme Court has made psychological evaluation of the condemned prisoner mandatory.It has also sought a report on the inmates conduct at the time of examining whether the gallows remains the only fitting punishment. What has the court said? Taking a cue from the Bachan Singh verdict justice Lalit in a series of death sentences cases has recently held that complete assistance to the court in such matters would necessitate the production of not just the evidence in the case but also the latest state of the mental health of the prisoner. Supreme Courts verdict in Bachan Singh vs State of Punjab (1980) This verdict established the doctrine of rarest of rare crime in handing down capital punishment while mandating a comparative analysis of aggravating and mitigating circumstances in connection to the accused.The judgment laid down that a court must scrutinise both the crime as well as the criminal and then decide whether death penalty is the only suitable punishment in the facts of the case.  36Emphasis is to be also laid on the aggravating and mitigating factors which are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of the case. Machi Singh vs State of Punjab (1983) In this case the Supreme Court elucidated the doctrine of rarest of rare and set down some guiding principles in the death sentences cases.The aggravating circumstances included the manner in which the crime was committed motive for committing the crime severity of the crime and the victim of the crime.The mitigating circumstances consisted of the possibility of reformation and rehabilitation of an accused his mental health and his antecedents. What has the Court said on prolonging death sentences and review petitions junior science refresher magazine buy.

junior science refresher magazine