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The Supreme Court referred to a Constitution Bench the issue of framing guidelines on how and when mitigating circumstances are to be considered during trial in death penalty cases.
Suo motu case registered in April while hearing a plea by one Irfan @ Bhayu Mevati (appellant) challenging death penalty imposed on him by trial court and confirmed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court
A Bench of Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and PS Narasimha had earlier indicated that the top court would lay down guidelines to be followed by courts across India while considering award of death penalty.
The Bench led by Justices UU Lalit opined that such policies would undermine the independence of the prosecutors, their discretion, fair trial and judicial independence.