Reviewed case brief
Bachan Singh v State of Punjab
AIR 1980 SC 898
AIR 1980 SC 898 · Supreme Court of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1980
- Subjects
- Jurisprudence, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Death penalty is constitutional but restricted to the 'rarest of rare' cases — life imprisonment is the rule, death is the exception
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
AIR 1980 SC 898
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