Multiple choice

In which case did the Supreme Court of India strike down mandatory death penalty under Section 303 of IRC as unconstitutional?

  1. Machhi Singh vs. State of Punjab

  2. Bachan Singh vs. State of Punjab

  3. Santa Singh vs. State of Punjab

  4. Mithu vs. State of Punjab

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Explanation

In Mithu vs State of Punjab (1983), the Supreme Court ruled that the mandatory death penalty is unconstitutional. It struck down Section 303 in the IPC, which entailed a mandatory death sentence for a person who commits murder while serving a life term in another case.