SABAL SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Special leave to appeal limited to the question of sentence has been granted to the three appellants who have been convicted for the murders of four persons and sentenced to death.

(2.) Sabal Singh, appellant who gave his age as 65-70 years is the father, and the other two appellants, Ugam Singh and Prem Singh are his sons.

(3.) At first flush, on seeing only the number of persons who lost their lives at the hands of the appellants, our instinctive reaction was to reject summarily at the threshold, all arguments sought to be advanced for commutation of the death sentence awarded to the appellants. But after hearing fully the Counsel on both sides and taking into consideration all the circumstances of the case, we have reached the conclusion that the death sentence of each of the appellant should be commuted to imprisonment for life. Some of these circumstances, among others, may briefly be indicated:-