Trial Courts Must Call Reports on Mitigating and Aggravating Factors Before Sentencing in Potential Death Penalty Cases: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has delivered an important judgment focusing on fair sentencing in death penalty cases. A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vijay Bishnoi ruled that trial courts must collect detailed reports on aggravating and mitigating circumstances before deciding the sentence in cases where capital punishment may be imposed. Background of the case The judgment came while hearing appeals in the case Aman…
