LANDMARK CASE

Shabnam v. Union of India

(2015) 6 SCC 702 · Supreme Court of India · Criminal procedure

At a glance

Citation: (2015) 6 SCC 702
Court: Supreme Court of India
Area of law: Criminal procedure
In one line: No. Execution warrants must follow procedure, with notice and time for remedies.

1 Facts

A death warrant was issued before the convicts exhausted remedies.

2 Issue

Can death warrants be issued hastily?

3 What the court decided

No. Execution warrants must follow procedure, with notice and time for remedies.

4 Why it matters

Protects dignity until execution.

5 Think about it

Why does dignity apply even at execution?

6 Analyse it yourself

Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.

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