Supreme Court: <\/b>Upholding the death sentence of the appellant in the present case, the three Judge Bench of H.L. Dattu, C.J., S.A. Bobde and Arun Mishra, JJ., observed that Parricide is one of the most heinous crimes and in the case at hand the crime has been committed in the most inhuman and grotesque manner by the appellant- accused, which shows their lack of remorse, kindness and humanity; therefore death sentence for them is the only punishment which is in proportion to their crime.<\/p>\n
As per the facts of the instant case, in April 2008, seven members of the appellant- accused\u2019s (Shabnam) family, which included a 10 month old infant, were brutally hacked to death. Upon investigation, it was revealed that Shabnam along with her paramour Saleem (appellant- accused No.2) had carried out the ghastly act in a meticulously planned way. The 10 month old infant was throttled by Shabnam herself as per the witnesses. The Trial Court examined the case with detailed precision and termed the case as falling under the category of \u201crarest of the rare\u201d. The Allahabad High Court too upheld the decision of the Trial Court, stating that the nature of the crime was \u201cdiabolical and calculated with methodical planning\u201d. Amicus Curiae<\/i> Dushyant Parashar representing the appellants, prayed that leniency should be shown to them as they were young during the commission of crime and were under mental stress due to the opposition of their relationship from Shabnam\u2019s family, and presently they have a child who is totally dependant on them and would be orphaned if appellants are awarded death penalty.<\/p>\n