The next day, he went to the house of Sumit Nayyar, an eye witness, who had informed police following Bhadana's murder. People attending the function tried to nab him, but he escaped. Such is modern mans ignorance of Gods word, as well as His justice and mercy, that we often. He had also injured the father of the bridegroom when he fired indiscriminately. An Eye for an Eye and a Tooth for a Tooth.
On March 10, 1999, Jitender had stormed into reception of a wedding in north Delhi and had shot dead Anil Bhadana, the then president of Satyawati College Students' Union.Īccording to the prosecution, Jitender had killed Bhadana because he was about to depose against him (Jitender) in a criminal case.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. trial#
The verdict had come on two appeals of the convict against the trial court's July 2013 order on sentencing in FIRs for two separate murders. "Further, the punishment awarded to the appellant herein is in excess of the requirement of the situation and as such the mitigating factors put forth by the learned counsel for the appellant are meant to invite mercy on the appellant." It said, "In the contextual facts, on considering the aforesaid principles and having regard to the nature of the offence and the methodology adopted, we are convinced that the power to impose a modified punishment providing for any specific term of incarceration or till the end of the convict's life as an alternate to death penalty, can be exercised depending on the facts of the case. Thus, the court will not only have to examine what is just but also as to what the accused deserves keeping in view the impact on the society at large." ".The doctrine of proportionality has a valuable application to the sentencing policy under the Indian criminal jurisprudence. The high court said, "While it is true, punishment disproportionately severe ought not to be passed but that does not even clothe the law courts, however, with an opinion to award the sentence which would be manifestly inadequate having due regard to the nature of offence since an inadequate sentence would not subserve the cause of justice to the society.
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