BACHAN SINGH V. STATE OF PUNJAB (AIR 1980 SC 898) by Lakshmi S
Author: Lakshmi S, Student at Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad. FACTS The appellant was charged and tried for the offence of murder under Section 302 of IPC[1] by the court of Sessions and he was convicted with a sentence of the death penalty as per section 353(3)[2] of CrPC. He appealed before High Court of Punjab, where the appeal was dismissed and confirmed the Trial Court’s sentence. The appellant filed an appeal…