62 Cri.Appeals 516, 281 n 468 of 2012.odt Macchi Singh and Others V/s. State of Punjab2 c) State of Rajasthan Vs. Kheraj Ram3 d) State of Maharashtra Vs. Shatrughna Baban Meshram4 C ou rt b) 79. In Macchi Singh's case (supra), the Hon'ble Supreme Court justified capital sentence in rarest of rare cases. It was ig h observed that death sentence can be awarded when the collective conscience of the community is so shocked that it will expect the holders of the judicial power centre to inflict death penalty H irrespective of their personal opinion as regards desirability or otherwise of retaining death penalty. In paragraphs 32, 34, 35, 36 ba y and 37 of the judgment various circumstances were stated where the community may entertain such sentiments. They are : B om (i) When the murder is committed in an extremely brutal, grotesque, diabolical, revolting or dastardly manner so as to arouse intense and extreme indignation of the community. (ii) When the murder is committed for a motive which evinces total depravity and meanness; e.g. murder by hired assassin for money or reward or cold-blooded murder for gains of a person vis-a-vis whom the 2 (1983) 3 Supreme Court Cases 470 3 (2003) 8 Supreme Court Cases 224 4 2015 (4) Bom.C.R.(Cri.) 744 ::: Uploaded on - 08/03/2016 ::: Downloaded on - 13/03/2016 19:36:29 :::