ACCUSED X vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARY — R.P.(Crl.) No. 301/2008

Case under Section II-A. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010286432008

Filing Date

30-Sep-2008

Registration No

R.P.(Crl.) No. 301/2008

Diary Number

28643/2008

Order Date

12-Apr-2019

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Neutral Citation

2019 INSC 518

Disposal Type

Allowed

Last updated 06-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.ACCUSED X

    Adv. SHADAN FARASAT (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARY

    Adv. NISHANT RAMAKANTRAO KATNESHWARKAR

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 12-Apr-2019

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 12-Apr-2019

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 12-Apr-2019

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta

  5. 19-Feb-2019

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  6. 19-Feb-2019

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indira Banerjee

  7. 14-Feb-2019

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  8. 14-Feb-2019

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indira Banerjee

  9. 12-Feb-2019

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indira Banerjee

  10. 07-Feb-2019

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indira Banerjee

  11. 12-Dec-2018

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta

  12. 11-Dec-2018

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta

  13. 06-Dec-2018

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta

  14. 05-Dec-2018

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta

  15. 04-Dec-2018

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  16. 04-Dec-2018

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta

  17. 29-Nov-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur, Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta

  18. 28-Nov-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur, Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta

  19. 27-Nov-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur, Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta

  20. 01-Nov-2018

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  21. 01-Nov-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer

  22. 31-Oct-2018

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  23. 30-Sep-2008

    Case filed

    Registration No. R.P.(Crl.) No. 301/2008

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary: R.P. (Crl.) No. 301 / 2008 - Accused X v. State of Maharashtra The Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of a man convicted of kidnapping, rape, and murder of two minor girls to life imprisonment without remission. The Court addressed two key issues: procedural compliance with sentencing hearings and post-conviction mental illness as a mitigating factor. While finding the trial court properly complied with Section 235(2) CrPC pre-sentence hearing requirements, the Court recognized the accused's severe mental illness developing since 1994 as grounds for commutation, establishing guidelines for considering post-conviction mental illness in future death penalty cases. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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