Penal Code, 1860–Sec. 302–Death sentence–Reduced by High Court up to life imprisonment–Justification–Respondent committed brutal murder of wife and four children–He caused knife injuries and cut the heads smashed with an ax–Case falls in the category of rarest of the rare case which requires death sentence–Respondent was indulged in gambling, drinking liquor and crimes like kidnapping–View taken by High Court that the murders were caused under the circumstances of the financial crisis, suspicion over the character of wife and threat given my a wife to disclose his wrong acts are justifying reasons for altering the sentence up to life imprisonment–Whether proper?–Held, no–Strange reasons given by High Court–Notice issued to respondent as to why the life sentence should not be enhanced to a death sentence.
