30.
For the aforesaid reasons, we uphold the conviction of the
appellant for the offences under Sections 302, 376, 364, 366A
and 201 of the Code and the sentences awarded for the offences
under Sections 376, 364, 366A and 201 of the Code. The appeals
are, however, partly allowed by commuting the death sentence to
that of life imprisonment with the stipulation that the appellant
shall not be entitled to premature release/remission before
undergoing actual imprisonment of 30 years for the offence under
Section 302 of the Code and further the sentences awarded shall
run concurrently and not consecutively.12
The appeals and all pending applications are disposed of.
......................................J.
(L. NAGESWARA RAO)
......................................J.
(SANJIV KHANNA)
......................................J.
(B.R. GAVAI)
NEW DELHI;
NOVEMBER 08, 2021.
12
In view of the Constitutional Bench decision in Union of India v. V. Sriharan alias Murugan and
Others, (2016) 7 SCC 1, the above direction would not affect the constitutional power of the
President or Governor under Article 72 or 161 of the Constitution of India.
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